title: If the River Was Whiskey: Stories (Contemporary American Fiction)
author: T.C. Boyle
description: In 16 short stories, the author filters a diverse cast of characters through his witty, relentless narrative voice. Notwithstanding a few throwaway tales, "the pleasure of pure storytelling makes Boyle's new collection of fiction a joy to read," opined PW . <BR>Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  OTHER BOOKS BY ANN HOWARD CREEL
  
  
  
  
  
  _The River Widow_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Uncertain Season_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Whiskey Sea_
  
  
  
  
  
  _While You Were Mine_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Magic of Ordinary Days_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events,
  and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual
  events is purely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  Text copyright © 2019 by Ann Howard Creel
  
  
  
  
  
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  Published by Lake Union Publishing, Seattle
  
  
  
  
  
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