>Kind Words for In an Uncharted Country

>Gibson’s Bookstore’s Deb Baker has nice things to say about In an Uncharted Country in this post on her book blog, Bookconscious.  (You have to scroll down pretty far to get to the part about me, but I recommend you read the whole thing because there’s lots of good stuff about other books, too.) Here’s part of what she has to say:

I enjoyed the way Garstang wove different generations’ stories together. I especially liked the way “Flood, 1978,” “The Hand Painted Angel,” and “The Red Peony,” worked together.  But I also enjoyed “William and Frederick,” which was less directly related to the other stories, and “The Nymph and the Woodsman,” which is simply beautiful, and tragic. Actually, there wasn’t any story I didn’t care for, and I can’t remember the last time I read a collection where at least one story didn’t disappoint.

 That’s so gratifying to hear! And I’m really looking forward to my reading at Gibson’s Bookstore tomorrow night.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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