LEADER 03725nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910971605503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612269936 010 $a9781282269934 010 $a1282269933 010 $a9780299212834 010 $a0299212831 035 $a(CKB)1000000000723249 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000162964 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11924419 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000162964 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10107241 035 $a(PQKB)10452972 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444813 035 $a(OCoLC)607578574 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12232 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444813 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10280019 035 $a(OCoLC)646801467 035 $a(Perlego)4424001 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000723249 100 $a20050228d2005 ub 1 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGiovanna's 86 circles $eand other stories /$fPaola Corso 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMadison, Wis. $cUniversity of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books$dc2005 215 $aix, 138 p 225 1 $aLibrary of American fiction 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780299212841 311 08$a029921284X 311 08$a9780299212803 311 08$a0299212807 327 $aYesterday's news -- Between the sheets -- Nose-dive -- Unraveled -- Giovanna's 86 circles -- Freezer burn -- Raw egg in beer -- The drying corner -- Roman arches -- Shelf life. 330 8 $aThese ten magical stories are primarily set in Pittsburgh-area river towns, where Italian American women and girls draw from their culture and folklore to bring life and a sense of wonder to a seemingly barren region of the Rust Belt. Each story catapults the ordinary into something original and unpredictable. A skeptical journalist scopes out the bar where the town mayor, in seemingly perfect health, is drinking with his buddies and celebrating what he claims is the last day of his life. A woman donates her dead mother's clothes to a thrift shop but learns that their destiny is not what she expected. A ten-year-old girl wrestles with the facts of life as she watches her neighbor struggle to get pregnant while her teenage sister finds it all too easy. A high school girl hallucinates in a steamy hospital laundry room and discovers she can see her coworkers' futures. A developer's wrecking ball is no match for the legend of Giovanna's green thumb in the title story "Giovanna's 86 Circles." Quirky and profound, Corso's magical leaps uncover the everyday poetry of these women's lives. Finalist for the John Gardner Fiction Book Award Selected for "Best Short Stories of 2005" in Montserrat ReviewBest Books for Regional Special Interests, selected by the American Association of School Librarians, and Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library AssociationSons of Italy National Book Club Selection 410 0$aLibrary of American fiction. 517 3 $aGiovanna's eighty-six circles 606 $aItalian American families$vFiction 606 $aItalian American women$vFiction 606 $aMothers and daughters$vFiction 606 $aCatholic women$vFiction 607 $aPennsylvania$xSocial life and customs$vFiction 615 0$aItalian American families 615 0$aItalian American women 615 0$aMothers and daughters 615 0$aCatholic women 676 $a813/.6 700 $aCorso$b Paola$01804151 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971605503321 996 $aGiovanna's 86 circles$94352049 997 $aUNINA