The Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead: A Collection of Short Stories - Perfect for Book Clubs & Literary Fiction Lovers

The first story takes place in the old west. The language and writing is that of an illiterate girl taking off with her older brother. He is coming to rescue his little sister sort of.The second-story moves to North Carolina in a time that is not quite clear and in the language of young girls taught in a boarding school. They are there to rescue an old lady and confident from spinsterhood sort of.The third story moves to the south at a more current Time . Chasing her father on behalf of her mother being "helped" by her stepbrother who happens to be her son's father results in an ending unlike either of the first.And I am totally hooked on this writer.Remaining stories range from medieval times to an indeterminate future. The voices range from that of a female terrorist to an abused boy to a monk to a freed slave. In each case, the dialogue and the writing shifts to an authentic representation of that time, place and person. While all of the stories are complete in and of themselves others seem like they could fit perfectly as part of a much longer work.And the title of the book actually comes into play in two different stories, sort of…Enjoy! I did!