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1.A Dangerous Age: A NovelA Dangerous Age: A Novel
from Algonquin Books
Price: $16.29

Customer Review:
I discovered Ellen Gilchrist in 1984 on NPR, was fascinated with her accent and loved her commemtaries. I remember reading LAND OF DREAMY DREAMS, THE ANNUNCIATION and VICTORY OVER JAPAN and being taken by her writing, particularly her short stories. Then she dropped off the radio and I stopping... more info

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2.The Writing LifeThe Writing Life
from University Press of Mississippi
Price: $25.55

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This book covers so much about writing. Ellen Gilchrist lists many interesting non-fiction and fiction books which she uses to teach in her creative writing workshops. she has written about her experiences of teaching creative writing or 'rewriting' as she emphasise 'writing is rewriting' to her... more info

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3.Victory Over Japan: A Book of Stories (Back Bay Books)Victory Over Japan: A Book of Stories (Back Bay Books)
from Back Bay Books
Price: $11.16

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Ellen Gilchrist spoke to me directly in these stories - and I've read every word she's written ever since. The emotions and pain that her "southern belles" go through are incredibly real to me, who has never even been to Fayetteville, Arkansas or Mississippi, or even the southern Illinois of the... more info

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4.Annunciation: A NovelAnnunciation: A Novel
from Back Bay Books
Price: $13.45

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I have twenty pages left to the end of the book and I'm savoring every last page. She creates such vivid characters and the story draws you in immeadiately. Great writer and great read.

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5.Falling Through Space: The Journals of Ellen Gilchrist (Banner Books)Falling Through Space: The Journals of Ellen Gilchrist (Banner Books)
from University Press of Mississippi
Price: $19.00

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Ellen Gilchrist shares several of her life's experiences in an amicable and pleasant way. Her style is relaxing, and it is pleasant to read this book and share her life in doing so. The reading is not heavy, instead very light. And Ellen is rich in experiences, which she has a pleasant way of... more info

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6.Ellen Gilchrist: Collected StoriesEllen Gilchrist: Collected Stories
from Back Bay Books
Price: $13.56

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The characters in her fiction are rich, complex, redeemed and willful. Nora is brave as she faces her pregnancy alone and gives birth to twins virtually on her own, Miss Crystal is a loveable and willful alcoholic who is much more than her behavior illustrates, Freddy is a hopeless and loyal... more info

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7.I, Rhoda Manning, Go Hunting With My Daddy: And Other StoriesI, Rhoda Manning, Go Hunting With My Daddy: And Other Stories
from Back Bay Books
Price: $15.99

Customer Review:
If you have ever read even one book or short story by Ellen Gilchrist, then you have had a special experience that will never leave you. She is simply unique--there is absolutely nobody else like her.
This collection of short stories, which span several decades in no particular order, are full... more info

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8.In the Land of Dreamy Dreams (Voices of the South)In the Land of Dreamy Dreams (Voices of the South)
from Louisiana State University Press

Customer Review:
The final story in this book is the best short story I have ever read anywhere. Hands down.

Gilchrist is a writer of rare grace and absolutely flawless ear for the language and foibles of upper-class women from the Delta, viz, Mississippi, Southeast Louisiana, Memphis, and, on occasion,... more info

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9.Sarah ConleySarah Conley
from Back Bay Books
Price: $5.99

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Ellen Gilchrist is one of the best. She has the ability to craft interesting and fascinating characters. The first thing I read of hers was a short story in a magazine and I have read everything since. I never miss one of her books, and I'm proud to have the complete collection on my bookcase.more info

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10.The Age of MiraclesThe Age of Miracles
from Back Bay Books

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Nobody should read this book, unless you're a lonely woman who enjoys harlequin romance and wants to make yourself feel worse. This collection of stories are about the same main character, Rhoda, a wanna-be writer with loose morals. This prose is not innovative at all, but rather a desperate attempt... more info

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