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Valery the Great : stories by McCluskey, Elaine, 1955- is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Valery the Great : stories about?

Fiction. "15 Finest Book Covers in Spring Fiction This Year" selection (Something Dailyblog). VALERY THE GREAT is a crackling, electric collection of dark humor that follows the bizarre and beautiful lives of its protagonists. Sometimes sweet and gentle, sometimes sharply sarcastic, the unique narrative voices in this collection are always powerfully touching. Throughout VALERY THE GREAT we find characters who need to escape their lives and, in the attempt, find alternate ways of living. They float outside of the harsh, unromantic everyday existence and into an alternate reality that allows them dreams of solace and fulfilled potential. McCluskey expertly mixes the dramatic with the deadpan to create a very readable and exciting collection, filled with characters who are connected by their longing to be heard. "By turns comic, pathetic, and tenderly tragic, VALERY THE GREAT is a charming collection." Quill & Quire "Her voice is scathing, very funny, her stories twisting at the end to leave me a bit stunned. I loved this book, a short story collections whose curation had as much thought put into it as the stories themselves, a fantastic package with a gorgeous design. In addition to

Author

McCluskey, Elaine, 1955-

Publisher

Vancouver : Anvil Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781927380093

Subjects

Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.57 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14