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For the plainspoken men and women of these stories, small events trigger sudden shifts in which the ordinary becomes unfamiliar. Cowboys cavort and sheriffs shoot, certainly, but don't let the familiar trapping of your average Western fool you - these short stories are deeply philosophical meditations of the surreality of…

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1 author picked Half An Inch Of Water as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This collection of stories set in Wyoming explored common themes of the American West in original ways, found mysticism and magic in everyday events, and portrayed the moving and relatable inner lives of oddballs and loners.

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This is a novel about choices. How would you have chosen to act during the Second World War if your country had been invaded and occupied by a brutal enemy determined to isolate and murder a whole community?

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