The Lesser Madonnas: Linked Stories

The Lesser Madonnas is a linked collection of short stories about working class and immigrant life in Denver, CO. These stories highlight the real conflicts people have with identity and just getting by in a society that was not built specifically for them. The strength of this collection is the characters, who are all fully developed. The stories showcase the author's ability to empathize and occupy the spaces of many different kinds of people without being insensitive. It avoids politicizing these conflicts and instead focuses on the human side of how to survive within a major American city amidst a struggling economy and the challenges of daily life. These stories demonstrate a real range of conflicts and lifestyles, and the author handles all of them equally with care.

Author: A. Rooney
Publisher: Madville Publishing LLC
Published: 06/18/2024
Pages: 166
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781956440874

About the Author
Rooney, A.: - A. Rooney (we call him Andy) taught writing at Jindal Global University in Sonipat, India, and now lives in Denver, Colorado. His novel, The Autobiography of Francis N. Stein: The Last Promethean, was published in 2019 by Madville Publishing. He has published a collection of stories, The Colorado Motet (Ghost Road Press) and a novella, Fall of the Rock Dove (Main Street Rag). His stories and poems have appeared in journals, magazines, and websites all over the world.