Big Bend

Bill Roorbach

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Counterpoint
27 November 2002

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Short stories

Through quirky plots, one-of-kind characters, and more than a few twists, the stories in Big Bend examine gentle-hearted men and their relationships.

From made-in-heaven meetings to troublesome liaisons, Roorbach's characters experience romance in unexpected, sometimes disastrous ways. In ""Fog,"" a teenage boy learns hard lessons about canoes, the Gulf of Maine, sex, and love. A struggling young artist goes home for the holidays in search of succor for the stomach―and heart―with poor results in ""Thanksgiving."" Other stories recount the ultimately disastrous reunion of estranged friends, an unemployed architect's foolish courting with bad company, and a middle-aged rock star's struggle with the urge to settle down. In the tiitle story, ""Big Bend,"" a grieving widower, troubled by his own waning years, is tempted by a seductively attentive birdwatcher no older than his daughter.

Poignant tales of hauntingly familiar situations, Bill Roorbach's stories are full of heart, romance, edgy humor, and the frequently concealed vulnerability of men.

By: Bill Roorbach
Imprint: Counterpoint
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 224g
ISBN: 9781582432571
ISBN 10: 1582432570
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 27 November 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bill Roorbach's book, The Girl of the Lake, was longlisted for the 2017 Story Prize and finalist for the Maine Literary Award in Fiction, 2017. Also from Roorbach are the novels The Remedy for Love, a finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize, and the best-selling Life Among Giants, which won a Maine Literary Award in 2012. Nonfiction books include Temple Stream, Summers with Juliet, and Into Woods. Roorbach was a 2018 Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellow in Umbria. He lives in western Maine.

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