Laura Hunter

"Zachem rebenok pet iz sobachej miski?", "Kak ne umeret ot styda, kogda deti ustraivajut shou v magazine?", "Pochemu roditeljam ne vydajut zapasnoj nabor nervnykh kletok?" i esche mnozhestvo voprosov, kotorye voznikajut u mam i pap v etot slozhnyj period. Tolko vchera on polzal, s trudom derzhal lozhku i proiznosil pervoe "mama". Segodnja eto jula, kotoraja ezdit verkhom na sobake, lopochet bez umolku i zajavljaet o svobode voli. I vot vy uzhe gotovy rvat volosy na golove i rydat v golos, somnevajas, chto sposobny byt idealnymi roditeljami. Mamouchitel speshit na pomosch! Avtory knigi nauchat, kak spravljatsja s LJUBYMI situatsijami. KAK?*Vosstanovit svoe glavenstvo v dome.*Skormit rebenku khotja by paru kusochkov ovoschej.*Ulozhit spat neposedu.*Zanjat samuju vazhnuju rol - rol roditelja. My znaem, chto volnuet vas kazhdyj den, i otvetim na ljuboj vopros!

As a timid biracial girl growing up in Sweetwater, Alabama during the 1960s, Margaret AnnOdom's childhood was all but pleasant. Constantly targeted by her peers due to her differenttexture of hair, and struggling to live up to her M'dear's expectations, Margaret's life becomesworse when Claire Whitehurst appears at her home insisting she is due for a sudden medicalexamination and a series of injections. Thinking her life couldn't get any worse, her entirechildhood spirals out of control as she faces depression and struggles to learn the value of her lifeamongst those intent on treating her differently.

There's a certain energy in the South...that feeling that you can't get anywhere else. Thepeople, the language, the land--they all lend themselves to rich, unforgettable stories. Laura Hunter is a master storyteller who captures not only the romance of life in theSouth, but also the pain and grittiness. The stories in this collection give glimpses into thelives of fascinating characters--stories of life, death, love, and loss, of dreams shattered andhopes rebuilt. Through it all, Hunter weaves a common thread that remains with thereader long after the book is closed. Containing award-winning stories, such as: - Moon Shadows Dancing - Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Award- A Widow's Mite - Patricia Boatner Award; Tennessee Mountain Writers- She (Carter's Woman) - H E Francis Award; University of Alabama, HuntsvilleCampus, Harriet Arnow Award for Short Stories - Appalachian Writers Association- Waiting for the Pink - Hackney Award; Birmingham Southern College