You Know When the Men Are Gone“Gripping, straight-up, no-nonsense stories about American soldiers and their families. . . simple, tough, and true.”—The New York Times “Prose that's brave and honest.”—People “Terrific. . . and terrifically illuminating.”—The Washington Post An award-winning story collection from the author of The Confusion of Languages. Through fiction of dazzling skill and astonishing emotional force, Siobhan Fallon welcomes readers into the American army base at Fort Hood, Texas, where U.S. soldiers prepare to fight, and where their families are left to cope after the men are gone. They’ll meet a wife who discovers unsettling secrets when she hacks into her husband’s email, and a teenager who disappears as her mother fights cancer. There is the foreign born wife who has tongues wagging over her late hours, and the military intelligence officer who plans a covert mission against his own home. Powerful, singular, and unforgettable, these stories will resonate deeply with readers and mark the debut of a talent of tremendous note. |
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... voice ever so slightly so the wives around them could listen in, continued. “Well, I finally saw her in the laundry room and told her about this meeting but she just shrugged. Her husband's been gone ten months and she hasn't been to ...
... voice ever so slightly so the wives around them could listen in, continued. “Well, I finally saw her in the laundry room and told her about this meeting but she just shrugged. Her husband's been gone ten months and she hasn't been to ...
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... voices like a slow mockery of the dialogue of Meg's Discovery Channel. In bed at night the springs of Natalya's mattress would whine as she tossed and turned. Meg heard so much she began to imagine what Natalya might be cooking, the ...
... voices like a slow mockery of the dialogue of Meg's Discovery Channel. In bed at night the springs of Natalya's mattress would whine as she tossed and turned. Meg heard so much she began to imagine what Natalya might be cooking, the ...
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... voice was audible, just a few inches away, speaking low, as if he had been told to whisper, as if he knew Meg's ear was pressed close. Knives scraped against plates and liquid was poured into glasses. There was a long silence and then ...
... voice was audible, just a few inches away, speaking low, as if he had been told to whisper, as if he knew Meg's ear was pressed close. Knives scraped against plates and liquid was poured into glasses. There was a long silence and then ...
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Contents
CAMP LIBERTY | |
REMISSION | |
INSIDE THE BREAK | |
THE LAST STAND | |
LEAVE | |
YOU SURVIVED THE WAR NOW SURVIVE THE HOMECOMING | |
AUTHORS NOTE | |
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