The Good Life

Erin McGraw's fiction has been hailed as graceful . . . gratifyingly substantial (New York Times Book Review) and brilliant... [she's] a writer to watch (Los Angeles Times). Wry but poignant, her new collection brims with priceless insights and fresh descriptions. The Good Life features characters battling daily demons of envy, fear, and disillusionment while somehow maintaining an abiding optimism. Here are characters trying to weather the confounding people of the world--the chronically successful, the lucky in love, the athletically gifted--characters clinging to their cynicism while admitting that real hope and passion demand a suspension of skepticism. Erin McGraw writes with charm and sweet irony, and her new collection is impossible to put down.

Author: Erin McGraw
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 06/09/2004
Pages: 191
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780618386277

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/12/2004 pg. 36
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2004 pg. 354
Booklist 05/01/2004 pg. 1546
New York Times 06/20/2004 pg. 16
Library Journal 09/15/2004 pg. 52

About the Author
McGraw, Erin: - Erin McGraw is the author of four previous books, including The Good Life and Lies of the Saints (a New York Times Notable Book). She has published stories and essays in the Atlantic Monthly, Story, and other publications. She is married to the poet Andrew Hudgins and is a professor of creative writing at Ohio State University.