Graveyard of the Atlantic

by Alyson Hagy

Book Overview

Life on the Outer Banks of North Carolina is filled with contradictions. Even now, with an influx of tourists, the encroaching sea takes its toll; the untamed terrain forges islanders into survivors. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555973019
• ISBN13: 9781555973018
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Graywolf Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Another winner by Hagy

Alyson Hagy continues to improve. I thought "Hardware River" was an improvement over "Madonna on Her Back" when it was released.These stories are even tighter. It opens with "Sharking," a very good story regarding shark fishing, knowing oneself, relationships, and foolishness. The protagonist doesn't have a hell of a lot going for him yet you continue turning pages to follow his story.The book ends with "Search Bay," a much longer story that was chosen by Annie Proulx to be included in the Best American Short Stories 1997. It was a well deserved honor. The title story was a finalist for the Mississippi Review Award.Each of these stories has been published before in both large and small journals.The material isn't as dark as "Hardware River" was but it covers the same sort of folk: honest, every day people with small, normal problems. They are written about in a way that makes you care about them and their situations. This is the mark of writing that needs to be read.My advice is to read "Hardware River" (3 Stars), then read this, and follow it up with "Keeneland."Then start sending letters to the University of Wyoming, imploring Alyson to write faster next time.