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Title: To be read with bread and wine
Review: Frances Khirallah Noble has written a fine collection of short fiction that hungrily demands to be enjoyed with food. Her colorful descriptions of life and the passing of time in a family over several generations and two continents inspires laughter, a tear and a desire to call mom. Though there are some moments when her prose tastes a little too much like a Hollywood film, each course here is served with enough flavor to satisfy the stingiest connoisseur of good writing. What is most impressive about this collection is the way Khirallah Noble has managed to isolate small, physical, vivid moments and turn them into pivotal pieces of the lives of each character. Her smart and often charming sense of humor is a garnish; her insight into the interior lives of such rich characters makes The Situe Stories a memorable feast indeed.
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