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"Beautifully written, crafted with care, strongly plotted, these stories are about superbly developed characters, people whose lives matter." George Garrett "John Cottle writes like the lovechild of Edgar Allan Poe and William Faulkner. The Blessings of Hard-Used Angels is weird and beautiful and honest." Daniel Wallace, Big Fish "These Stories are exhilarating to read; some are breathtaking and achingly beautiful. When I finished The Blessings of Hard-Used Angels, I walked around for days seeing the world through its light. Do yourself a favour, buy this book, get in on the secret before everyone else knows what you soon will: here is the future of Southern Fiction." John Dufresne, Deep in the shade of Paradise

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: The Sound of the South, 4 Nov 2004 By  T. C. Saunders "Tom Saunders" (Oxfordshire, UK) - See all my reviews    A wonderful debut short story collection from Alabama writer John Cottle. If you love language, you'll love these stories. There are descriptions in The Blessings of Hard-Used Angels that are as lush as the landscape that inspired them. A rich cast of characters, too, their lives tragic, humorous, hopeful and ill-starred. The law is a central theme, what it takes to uphold it, break it, get used by it or simply ignored by it. There is a long tradition of great writing from the South, William Faulkner, Carson McCullers and Flannery O'Connor come immediately to mind. John Cottle's writing is of this tradition and continues it. Do yourself a favour and check this book out. You won't be disappointed.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   John Cottle's book of short stories, 21 Jan 2005 By  Mary McCluskey (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews    I reviewed this book three months ago!! Why is the review not showing on the website?  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 2 customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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