THE BEAUTY OF THEIR YOUTH
by Joyce Hinnefeld
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Pub Date Mar 01 2020 | Archive Date Dec 05 2019
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Description
The stories in Joyce Hinnefeld’s collection The Beauty of Their Youth depict characters—a German tourist in the Florida Everglades, an outspoken artist trying to paint one true moment in a woman’s life, a middle-aged woman revisiting her time as a naïve college exchange student, and more—who must face the limits, and the fallibility, of their own memories. How did I get here, all of these characters seem to be asking of their late twentieth- and early-twenty-first-century lives, and how do I make sense of where I am now?
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Advance Praise
"These stories are such a joy; characters so tenderly and sharply rendered, their fates and moods and circumstances so unbearably specific. Hinnefeld has an unmistakable eye for American tensions and contradictions, and here we are asked to grapple with them in all their beauty and heartbreak." —Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House and Her Body and Other Parties
“In these sharp, smart, and surprising stories, Joyce Hinnefeld brings to life a range of remarkable characters—from a young girl straight out of Carson McCullers’ Member of the Wedding to a German tourist who finds an unexpected home in the swamplands of Florida. Reading this collection, I never knew what was going to happen next, and I loved the experience. This is a wonderful collection by a deeply gifted writer.” —Alix Ohlin, author of Dual Citizens
“Each of Joyce Hinnefeld’s stories in her marvelous new collection The Beauty of Their Youth contains a novel’s worth of original insight. Radiant with intelligence, these stories are beautiful and haunting, formally complex, and emotionally fulfilling. Her stories are discrete, finely rendered worlds, where the characters’ desires and regrets are met with fierce clarity and unflagging compassion. This is a deeply satisfying collection by a writer of great subtlety who reveals the manifold ways in which mysterious echoes from the past continue to resound.” —Lee Upton, author of The Tao of Humiliation and Visitations: Stories
"The characters in The Beauty of Their Youth are all at turning points contemplating, longing for, or slowly realizing the end of an era in their lives. Their hopes and great fears animate the stories in this elegant collection. Told with great precision, without sentimentality, these stories follow the psychological trails along the fleeting days of youth when we outlive our eccentricity, take a last uninitiated wild ride, or imagine our life potential as “a dried up washcloth” hanging at a sink. This book is a knockout."—Stephanie Powell Watts, No One is Coming to Save Us
"Joyce Hinnefeld's stories in her new collection are revelatory in a headlong, finish-in-one night beauty. The contemporary reimagining of Carson McCullers' A Member of the Wedding is a new classic in itself, and the prickly intelligence of the women in this story, and the others, reminds a reader of Elizabeth Strout, Flannery O'Connor, and Laurie Colwin. Hinnefeld's characters navigate desire and community and love in landscapes made vivid and memorable."—Susan Straight, Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing
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SELECTED PRAISE AND HONORS FOR THE WRITING OF JOYCE HINNEFELD
#1 BookSense Pick, In Hovering Flight (2008)
“Lofty plot and cleverly imagined characters….”—The Washington Post
"Engaging, smart."—The San Francisco Chronicle
“a multigenerational novel spanning decades rich in history….Recommended for its wide appeal to readers seeking thoughtful, well-written fiction.” —Library Journal
“A reverence for motherhood and the environment pervades Hinnefeld’s quite sad novel, her first. That and the importance of finding a way to keep fighting from the grave.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Rich…interesting and intricate...highly original.”—Dallas Morning News
“Provocative and page-turning…Hinnefeld’s drama soars….”—Publishers Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781950066049 |
| PRICE | $12.00 (USD) |
