The Girl of the Lake, Bill Roorbach
The Girl of the Lake, Bill Roorbach
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The Girl of the Lake
Stories

Author: Bill Roorbach

Narrator: Will Damron

Unabridged: 10 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/27/2017

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories

Synopsis

In The Girl of the Lake, Bill Roorbach conjures vivid, complex characters whose layered interior worlds feel at once familiar and extraordinary. Among the unforgettable characters Roorbach creates are an adventurous boy who learns what courage really is when an aging nobleman recounts history to him; a couple hiking through the mountains whose vacation and relationship ends catastrophically; a teenager being pursued by three sisters all at once; a tech genius who exacts revenge on his wife and best friend over a stolen kiss from years past; and many more. These stories are as rich in scope, emotional, and unforgettable as Bill Roorbach's novels.

About Bill Roorbach

Bill Roorbach is the author of nine books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Flannery O'Connor Prize and O. Henry Prize winner Big Bend, Into Woods, Temple Stream, and the bestselling Life Among Giants. The 10th anniversary edition of his craft book, Writing Life Stories, is used in writing programs around the world. His work has been published in Harper's, the Atlantic Monthly, Playboy, the New York Times Magazine, Granta, New York, and dozens of other magazines and journals. Life Among Giants was an Editor's Pick for Amazon's Best 2012, a Shelf Awareness Top Ten Best Fiction for 2012, and a winner of the Maine Literary Award for Fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on August 25, 2017

I read Roorbach's novel, Remedy of Love a couple of years ago and I liked it, but it took his latest story collection, to really get my attention. Wow! This dude can write. He has a terrific understanding of what makes people tick and combine those observational skills with superb storytelling chops......more

Goodreads review by Katy O. on June 26, 2017

This collection of ten stories is a wonderful literary homage to relationships, with each story being incredibly unique and in some way a statement on the human condition. Roorbach hits a vast array of topics, from a young child exploring Russian history with an elderly neighbor to a lustful online......more

Goodreads review by Tory on May 26, 2020

This is the kind of writing that makes me happy to be alive: the kind that makes you feel grateful to get to experience it. I was nothing but beautiful, enchanted goosebumps all over at the ends of "Harbinger Hall," "Murder Cottage," and the title story, "The Girl of the Lake"; there is absolutely l......more

Goodreads review by Pauln on February 06, 2024

Compelling stories that quickly engage the reader (even those that usually don’t like short stories!) No central theme between stories, but likable characters in interesting situations. A quick read.......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on June 27, 2017

A collection of humorous short stories. I won an advanced reading copy of this book during a Goodreads giveaway. I am under no obligation to leave a review or rating and do so voluntarily. So that others may also enjoy this book, I am donating it to a senior assisted living facility.......more

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