{"product_id":"allegiance-and-betrayal-stories-9780815610151","title":"Allegiance and Betrayal: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eAllegiance and Betrayal\u003c\/i\u003e are set in cars, on top of a water tower, in a bar, on a fishing boat, at a family farm, and at a swimming pool. Each story carries an aura of the mystery surrounding family relations, the enigma of love, the gaping rift between generations, the give-and-take between husbands and wives, and the inevitability of loss. The book begins with a suite of three stories about Tim Budney. In the first, he reluctantly leaves home and his beloved hot rod Ford to attend a small Catholic college; in the second, he experiences a conflict of allegiances--loyalty to a friend versus lying to his teacher and priest; in the third, he imagines that his uncle, a pool hustler, is in danger and returns to the uncle's tavern where he witnesses something unforgettable. In other stories, a Yankee house painter trying to sell his car encounters a tricky, Bible-quoting southerner; a married couple hurtfully moves away from their friends of twenty years without saying goodbye or leaving an address; a near fatal scuba dive revives a friendship of many years; a family reunion turns ugly on the subject of religion; and a high school French teacher arranges an offshore fishing trip to settle a score with the football coach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith deft prose and a generous spirit, Makuck explores the deep but subtle range of human emotion. Humorous and tender, these stories offer rich portraits of individuals struggling to overcome failed dreams and searching for an answer to the question of what truly matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Makuck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.05w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815610151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Makuck\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at East Carolina University, and he was the founder and editor of Tar River Poetry from 1978 to 2006. His Long Lens: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems, released in 2010, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He has published two collections of short stories, \u003ci\u003e Breaking and Entering\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCostly Habits\u003c\/i\u003e; the latter was nominated for the PEN\/Faulkner Award and was listed by \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Literary Biography\u003c\/i\u003e in the Top Ten Story Collections of 2002. His poems, stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Review, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eHudson Review, Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eSewanee Review, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Gettysburg Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41066017849459,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_939be876-1c86-467b-aad6-3334b0cfcefa.jpg?v=1698932875","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/allegiance-and-betrayal-stories-9780815610151","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}