Bibliograph

The sound of holding your breath, stories, Natalie Sypolt

Type

Label

The sound of holding your breath, stories, Natalie Sypolt

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

The sound of holding your breath

Oclc number

1035222651

Responsibility statement

Natalie Sypolt

Sub title

stories

Summary

The residents of The Sound of Holding Your Breath could be neighbors, sharing the same familiar landscapes of twenty-first-century Appalachia--lake and forest, bridge and church, cemetery and garden, diner and hair salon. They could be your neighbors--average, workaday, each struggling with secrets and losses, entrenched in navigating the complex requirements of family in all its forms. Yet tragedy and violence challenge these unassuming lives: A teenage boy is drawn to his sister's husband, an EMT searching the lake for a body. A brother, a family, and a community fail to confront the implications of a missing girl. A pregnant widow spends Thanksgiving with her deceased husband's family. Siblings grapple with the death of their sister-in-law at the hands of their brother. And in the title story, the shame of rape ruptures more than a decade later. Accidents and deaths, cons and cover-ups, abuse and returning veterans--Natalie Sypolt's characters wrestle with who they are during the most trying situations of their lives

Target audience

general

Creator