Raney

by Clyde Edgerton

Overview

"This book is too good to keep to yourself. Read it aloud with someone you love, then send it to a friend. But be sure to keep a copy for yourself, because you'll want to read it again and again."-- Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey Raney is a small-town Baptist. Charles is a liberal from Atlanta. And Raney is the story of their marriage. Charming, wise, funny, and truthful, it is a novel for everyone to love. "A real jewel."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616202132
Publisher:	Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publication date:	05/01/2012
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	701,294
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Clyde Edgerton is the author of eight novels, five of which have been New York Times Notables. He is a professor of creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and performs with his band, Rank Strangers. Author Web site—www.clydeedgerton.com.

What People are Saying About This

Roy Blount Jr.

A funny, deft, heartening book. If I were single, I'd marry it.

Editorial Reviews

This charming vignette follows the early days of the marriage of Raney, an inno cent, Southern Baptist, and Charles, who is considerably more liberal and so phisticated than Raney. The two must make many accommodations to one an other and regularly consult a marriage counselor. PW found that the author's ``ear for idiom is exact, the two central characters perceptibly developed and the other members of the small cast are giv en dimension and personality.'' (May)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Not since Huckleberry Finn has there been a character like Raney.

Dallas Times Herald

Raney appears to be a harmless little novel, but readers should be warned: The book is dangerous. It is one of those rare volumes that causes uncontrollable fits of laughter and makes normally quiet, shy people read passages aloud. Raney herself is a masterpiece.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

There is no way I can do justice to Raney unless I start at page one and quote the whole book.... Raney is a short, hilarious, and very wise novel.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

This is a dead-on portrait, markedly reminiscent of Mark Twain. Edgerton's ear for South-speak is comprehensive and true. And the attitudes and manners of his characters step right out of the Safeway.... Help yourself to a story that's light, warm, neighborly, satisfying—and very American.

Detroit News