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From the first page of each of the edgy and unrelentingly
intense stories in this debut collection, the teenaged characters are headed for
big trouble. The adult world has mostly failed them, and they find themselves
entering into highly charged situations where they make their own rules, with misguided
regard for the consequences. The stories burn hot and fast, providing searing
insights into their world of sex, drugs, drinking, violence, and accidental
grace, played out in small, tough towns. Written with raw directness and
understanding that makes these nine stories impossible to forget, The History
of Vegas announces an exciting, fresh talent with the impact of Mary
Gaitskill, Mary Karr, Jayne Anne Phillips, and others who write unflinchingly
and equally well about men and women.
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