Onlookers av Ann Beattie

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<B>* “Supple, superb.” —<I>The Boston Globe</I> * “A deft mash of lonesomeness and wit.” —<I>Chicago Tribune</I> * “Her best in more than two decades.” —<I>The New York Times </I>*</B><BR><BR><B>Award-winning short story writer Ann Beattie returns with a “sophisticated, idiosyncratic, and witty” (<I>Star Tribune</I>, Minneapolis) collection of linked stories set in Charlottesville, Virginia, in a moment of unrest.</B><BR><BR><I>Onlookers </I>is collection of extraordinary stories about people living in the same Southern town whose lives intersect in surprising ways. Peaceful Charlottesville, Virginia, drew national attention when white nationalists held a rally there in 2017, a horrific event whose repercussions are still felt today. Confederate monuments such as General Robert E. Lee atop his horse were then still standing. The statues are a constant presence and a metaphoric refrain throughout this collection, though t