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Harriet Doerr
Harriet Doerr is the author of American Voices. Her work often explores themes of everyday life and the people who inhabit it.
The tiger in the grass
Synopsis
The first collection of short stories and anecdotal essays by the National Book Award-winning author of Stones for Ibarra features the title story, which explores the magical power of memory over experience.
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Characters
Great-Aunt AliceSupporting
An eccentric eighty-two-year-old woman who, empowered by a lucid memory, lives out her final, physically debilitated years with grace.
EdieSupporting
An Englishwoman who arrives in California to bring sanity and peace to a household with five half-orphaned children and a despairing widower.
PacoSupporting
An eight-year-old boy caught between the longing of childhood and the harsh realities of his meager circumstances in a Mexican village.
GloriaSupporting
An eleven-year-old girl navigating the transition from childhood to maturity in a small Mexican village.
Sara EvertonSupporting
A recurring character from Doerr's previous novel, Stones for Ibarra, who appears in several stories reflecting on her life in Mexico.