<B>* “Supple, superb.” —<I>The Boston Globe</I> * “A deft mash of lonesomeness and wit.” —<I>Chicago Tribune</I> * “Her best in more than two decades.” —<I>The New York Times </I>*</B><BR><BR><B>Award-winning short story writer Ann Beattie returns with a “sophisticated, idiosyncratic, and witty” (<I>Star Tribune</I>, Minneapolis) collection of linked stories set in Charlottesville, Virginia, in a moment of unrest.</B><BR><BR><I>Onlookers </I>is collection of extraordinary stories about people living in the same Southern town whose lives intersect in surprising ways. Peaceful Charlottesville, Virginia, drew national attention when white nationalists held a rally there in 2017, a horrific event whose repercussions are still felt today. Confederate monuments such as General Robert E. Lee atop his horse were then still standing. The statues are a constant presence and a metaphoric refrain throughout this collection, though t
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Designed specifically for women, this book will introduce the system of Ayurvedic medicine, one of the most ancient and holistic forms of medicine known in human history. Developed in India over 5,000 years ago, Ayurveda is a complete system for healing...
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<p><b>“Earnest, amusing, and contemplative....though Beattie is known for her fiction, her nonfiction has just as much to offer.”—<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>“Shimmering prose and critical...
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<p>¿<em>Beattie explores our humanity in its beauty and brokenness through women¿s voices. Fictional voices of the marginalised have been inserted in the recorded history of the country, not to create an alternative history but to add to...
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