Arlene Sanders Cover design by David Jones Coming out September 1, 2008 ISBN 9780980016420 Preorder: Barnes & Noble Amazon.com Books-A-Million eCampus.com BiggerBooks.com Buy.com Borders Powell's Books Amazon.com United Kingdom EXCERPTS FROM THE STORIES. . . . Short Fiction Published/Forthcoming:
Cantaraville, "Cabbage Roses," Winter 2007 The Dos Passos Review, "Wish You Were Here," December 2007 Pushcart Prize 2007 nomination The Dublin Quarterly, "All Quiet in My Heart" The Edgar Literary Magazine, Winter/Spring 2006, "The Companion" The GSU Review, Fall 2006, "Red Horse Rocking" (Georgia State University) The Iconoclast, "Tiger Burning Bright," Issue 94, 2006 The MacGuffin, Fall 2007, Vol. XXIV No. 1, "Heist" Mindprints, 2006, Volume VI, "Felony" New Works Review, "The Arrival," "Auction," "The Woman Who Wanted a Man" Perigee, 14th Issue, Autumn 2006, "High in a Hot Blue Sky" (click Archives, click Issue Fourteen, click Fiction) Pindeldyboz, "Two Writers Talking" Sanskrit, 2006, "Knickers and Red Suspenders" Slow Trains, Summer 2006, "The Companion"
Sugar Mule, Fall 2006, "Cherries in the Snow" Taj Mahal Review, "Vishnu as a Boar in His Third Avatar" Terra Incognita, "The Locket" Tertulia Magazine, "Fire and Ice" Willard & Maple Volume XI, "Cabbage Roses" Spanish translation by Josefa Devesa Seva (pepadevesa@qmail.com) The Writers Post Journal 6/06, "Vishnu as a Boar in His Third Avatar" |
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Tiger Burning Bright is a fiercely honest and profoundly resonant collection of stories. It marks an impressive debut by a perceptive, penetrating writer who possesses a keen literary arsenal: a sharp eye for detail, a highly-calibrated ear for the cadences of modern living, and a rich under- standing of human emotions. The stories themselves are often deeply disturbing, sometimes violent -- but each contains an underlying generosity of spirit. Ms. Sanders' unique voice builds upon the work of such modern masters as A. M. Homes and Joyce Carol Oates, yet adds a distinctive and captivating Southern flavor to the mix. Her lonely, grappling anti-heroes and anti-heroines are both easily recognized and highly sympathetic. This is a fine volume of sharp, sinewy prose that deserves to be read and savored widely. Fans of the contemporary short story will be grateful for the time they spend in the haunting, hallowed world that Ms. Sanders has deftly created. -- Jacob M. Appel Award-winning author and playwright Winner, Faulkner-William Wisdom Award for the Short Story Winner, Kurt Vonnegut Prize, North American Review I don't know what mainstream literature is, but after reading [the title story] I know what it isn't. . . . An alcoholic celebrates the destructive courtship of her disease despite running over a three-year-old child in "Tiger Burning Bright" by Arlene Sanders. -- Robert Duffer From review of Iconoclast #94 New Pages.com, February 2007 |
These stories have everything—sex, violence, addiction. But at their heart, they are about relationships: an old man and his new housekeeper who barely speaks English; an educated woman living alone and the redneck who comes by her place “to fix the gutters and to ask [her] out;” a woman and her bottle of Scotch; a sexual predator and his victims; a thirty-year-old woman who decides she needs a husband and the convict she chooses to “fix up” like the antique furniture she restores. In spare, powerful prose, Ms. Sanders shines a light both unflinching and tenderly forgiving on these characters and the world they struggle to live in. -- Mark Farrington, author of the novel Manion in Darkness Johns Hopkins M.A. in Writing Program Populated with fragile and remarkable characters, these passionate stories will delight readers who remain open to all of life's possibilities, both wonderful and tragic. -- Marcia Preston Author of The Butterfly House and many others The 14 stories in this collection strip search the loves, desires, and demons of women. Self-delusion, denial, and unshakable innocence in the face of disaster come alive in the setting of rural and urban Appalachia. “If Evening Comes,” a gutsy plunge into the psyche of a woman scorned, paints a horrifying portrait of clinical depression. In “Cherries in the Snow,” a woman who hasn’t been kissed in 30 years is preparing for a first date. The title story, “Tiger Burning Bright,” explores the all-consuming role of alcohol in the female protagonist's life, offering a stunning insight into the mind of an alcoholic. Empathy and compassion for the flawed human beings who inhabit these stories make this an outstanding first story collection. --Amazon.com editorial review Tart and funny in spots, tender and thoughtful throughout, Tiger Burning Bright is a marvelous collection that often speaks of matters close to the heart. -- Tim Wendel, author of the novels Castro's Curveball and Red Rain In this hard-hitting short-story collection, Ms. Sanders brilliantly illustrates the passions that drive us, the addictions that deter us, and the (too-often) misguided ways we struggle to live free. -- Eduardo Santiago Author, Tomorrow They Will Kiss Ms. Sanders has created a parallel universe where all desires -- from the noble to the criminal -- are inevitably acted out. [Her] characters are victims and victimizers; people who usually know what they want and go after it. In the subsequent glory or wreckage lies the tale. -- Phil Wagner Iconoclast Magazine |
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Arlene Sanders