The State We're In: Maine Stories
- Author: Ann Beattie
- Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 5:54:43
Synopsis
“Ann Beattie at her most magnificent…Her first new collection in ten years...These tales explore the range of emotional states the author is famous for: longing, disaffection, ambivalence, love, regret. It’s nice to hear her voice again” (People).
“A peerless, contemplative page-turner” (Vanity Fair), The State We’re In is about how we live in the places we have chosen—or been chosen by. It’s about the stories we tell our families, our friends, and ourselves, the truths we may or may not see, how our affinities unite or repel us, and where we look for love.
Many of these stories are set in Maine, but The State We’re In is about more than geographical location. Some characters have arrived in Maine by accident, others are trying to escape. The collection is woven around Jocelyn, a wry, disaffected teenager living with her aunt and uncle while attending summer school. As in life, the narratives of other characters interrupt Jocelyn’s, sometimes challenging, sometimes embellishing her view.
“Ann Beattie slips into a short story as flawlessly as Audrey Hepburn wore a Givenchy gown: an iconic presentation, each line and fold falling into place but allowing room for surprise” (O, The Oprah Magazine). “Splendid...memorable...every page…fitted out with the blessed finery of hypnotic storytelling” (The Washington Post), these stories describe a state of mind, a manner of being. The State We’re In explores, through women’s voices, the unexpected moments and glancing epiphanies of daily life.
Chapters
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TheStateWe'reIn 01 Title
Duration: 32s -
TheStateWe'reIn 02 Dedication
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TheStateWe'reIn 03 WhatMagicalRealismWouldBe
Duration: 25min -
TheStateWe'reIn 04 TheFledgling
Duration: 08min -
TheStateWe'reIn 05 AuntSophieRenaldoBrown
Duration: 19min -
TheStateWe'reIn 06 AdirondackChairs
Duration: 16min -
TheStateWe'reIn 07 Yancey
Duration: 17min -
TheStateWe'reIn 08 SilentPrayer
Duration: 14min -
TheStateWe'reIn 09 EndlessRainIntoAPaperCup
Duration: 49min -
TheStateWe'reIn 10 Duff sDoneEnough
Duration: 18min -
TheStateWe'reIn 11 ElvisIsAheadOfUs
Duration: 22min -
TheStateWe'reIn 12 MajorMaybe
Duration: 15min -
TheStateWe'reIn 13 RoadMovie
Duration: 36min -
TheStateWe'reIn 14 TheLittleHutchinsons
Duration: 15min -
TheStateWe'reIn 15 TheStroke
Duration: 09min -
TheStateWe'reIn 16 MissedCalls
Duration: 40min -
TheStateWe'reIn 17 TheRepurposedBarn
Duration: 44min -
TheStateWe'reIn 18 Credits
Duration: 01min