Siobhan fallons short stories delve into the lives of women left behind at fort hood when their husbands go off to or return from war. Review of you know when the men are gone by siobhan fallon. You know when the men are gone npr coverage of you know when the men are gone by siobhan fallon. Fort hood, texas, is the largest military installation in the free world340 square miles, as siobhan fallon notes in her fascinating you know when the men are gone amy einhornputnam. Publication date 2011 topics military spouses, families of military personnel publisher. Gripping, straightup, nononsense stories about american soldiers. Fallon follows the lives of women with children, women with cancer, women who cant bear another night of sleeping alone between flypaper walls. Siobhan fallon is the author of the pen center usa literary fiction award winning short story collection, you know when the men are gone, as well as the novel, the confusion of languages. Author siobhan fallon has written a rich and authentic debut novel, the. Siobhan fallon tells gripping, straightup, nononsense stories about american soldiers and their families.
Book clubs in search of fresh material should check out this months fiction roundup. You know when the men are gone gives readers insight into the world of these strong women and their families. Fallons debut novel, you know when the men are gone, about the families of fort hood, texas, during an army brigades deployment to. Its the things we dont know, the hours leading to and the months that follow those public moments that siobhan fallon, herself a military wife. An interview with siobhan fallon penguin random house library. You know when the men are gone ebook by siobhan fallon.
You know when the men are gone kindle edition by fallon. Gripping, straightup, nononsense stories about american soldiers and their families. Buy you know when the men are gone reprint by fallon, siobhan isbn. Excerpt from you know when the men are gone by siobhan. Her writing has appeared in the washington post magazine, womans day, good housekeeping, military spouse, the. Heres more from siobhan fallon, a military wife herself, about her touching debut. Reminiscent of raymond carver and tim obrien, an unforgettable collection of interconnected short stories.
You know when men are gone you know when men are gone is a collection of eight short stories and is written by mrs. Its clear from her tender yet toughminded first book, you know when the men are. Siobhan fallon is the author of the novel the confusion of languages and the short story collection you know when the men are gone, which won the pen center usa literary award in fiction, the indies choice honor award, and the texas institute of letters award for first fiction. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Her first book you know when the men are gone published in 2011 is a collection of loosely collected short stories about. Siobhan fallon author of you know when the men are gone. Rebecca rasmussen, author of the bird sisters siobhan fallon s you know when the men are gone helps close the cultural gap in understanding between military families and civilians. You know when the men are gone by siobhan fallon 2011. You know when the men are gone is funny, sad, wise, and essential. The words after war interview with siobhan fallon by michael pitre. Read free book excerpt from you know when the men are gone by siobhan fallon, page 1 of 1. In you know when the men are gone, siobhan fallon writes with grace and intelligence about the army wives at fort hood who are waiting for their men to return from iraq. How was writing this story different than writing your story collection you know when the men are gone.