If I were petty, I would admit that this book made me jealous — for the idyllic rural home, the welcoming coffee shop down the street and yes, the glittering book contract — but I am not petty (ha!), and I will give Rebecca Barry her due. To be fair, Barry has the good sense to include the messiness...
I’ve been reading on this book for seven or eight months. It’s a collection of short stories that all center on life in a bar, with the same cast of characters. Very well written. I’d bet money the author went through a creative writing program somewhere and there’s nothing wrong with that, but why ...