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A tenderly written, poignant novel from award-winning Maine fiction writer, Jim Nichols. Tightly constructed of gem-like linked stories told from the different points of view of residents of the small town of Baxter, Maine, all of whom discover--in turn--that the heart can grow only after it shatters.

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A tenderly written, poignant novel from award-winning Maine fiction writer, Jim Nichols. Tightly constructed of gem-like linked stories told from the different points of view of residents of the small town of Baxter, Maine, all of whom discover--in turn--that the heart can grow only after it shatters.
Autorenporträt
Jim Nichols became interested in writing fiction while working as a ticket agent for a commuter airline in Rockland. Born in Brunswick and raised in Freeport, Maine, Nichols has worked variously as bartender, pilot, skycap, taxi driver, fence builder, orange picker, ramp and ticket agent for a commuter airline, travel agent and dispatcher for an air taxi service. His work has appeared in Esquire, Narrative, Zoetrope ASE, december, paris transcontinental (FR), From The Ashes (BR), elimae, Germ, The Clackamas Review, American Fiction, Downeast, River City, Conversely. and Night Train. He has been nominated several times for Pushcart prizes, and his novel, Hull Creek was the runner-up for the 2012 Maine Book Award for Fiction. In addition to his prolific short story work, he is the author of two previously published works of fiction: Slow Monkeys and Hull Creek. www.jimnichols.org