Old Crimes by Jill McCorkle PAPERBACK 9781643755991

Name: Old Crimes by Jill McCorkle PAPERBACK 9781643755991
Brand: Jill McCorkle

Jill McCorkle

Old Crimesand Other Stories\nAuthor(s): Jill McCorkle\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Workman Publishing, United States\nImprint: Algonquin Books\nISBN-13: 9781643755991, 978-1643755991\nSynopsis\nMcCorkle, author of the New York Times bestselling Life After Life and the widely acclaimed Hieroglyphics (\""One of our wryest, warmest, wisest storytellers\"" -Rebecca Makkai), brings us a breathtaking collection of stories that offers an intimate look at the moments when a person's life changes forever. Old Crimes delves into the lives of characters who hold their secrets and misdeeds close, even as the past continues to reverberate across generations. And despite the characters' yearnings for connection, they can't seem to tell the whole truth: A woman uses her hearing impairment as a way to guard herself from her husband's commentary. A telephone lineman strains to communicate with his family even as he feels pushed aside in a digital world. A young couple buys a confessional booth for f.