The Exit Coach

by Megan Staffel

Overview

How do we find the courage to change? In The Exit Coach, a collection of six stories and a novella, the characters arrive at an impasse that requires them to step out of the wreckage of their habituated lives. It is the entrance of an unexpected voice—a visitor from France, a retired talent scout, an invisible friend, a midnight phone call, or even a wild animal—that disrupts their patterns of behavior and illuminates the possibilities they’ve been blind to, pointing the way to an exit they’ve dreamt of, but lacked the courage to enter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935536925
Publisher:	Four Way Books
Publication date:	09/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	106
File size:	279 KB

About the Author

MEGAN STAFFEL divides her time between western New York State and Brooklyn. She is the author of two novels and two collections of short fiction. The Exit Coach is her third collection. Since 1976 she has taught writing at the college level and currently teaches in the MFA program at Warren Wilson College. She has two adult children and lives with her acupuncturist husband. Visit www.meganstaffel.com for more information.

What People are Saying About This

Jane Hamilton

“There are so many features to admire in Megan Staffel’s work, including her range of characters, her understanding of her people, the wry humor in her descriptions, the precision of her language, her wisdom in general, and maybe most striking, the love she affords her heroes and heroines. The stories in this beautiful collection are dignified by deep feeling.”

Joan Silber

“The Exit Coach is a book of wonderful, astute stories. Staffel’s characters keep falling upon whatever they least expect. . . . A remarkable collection.”

Editorial Reviews

“Engaging and memorable. . . . Staffel’s prose is graceful—each sentence flows nimbly into the next with poetic but concise exposition. The book’s greatest strength is its dialogue. The voices Staffel employs are distinct and authentic, and she gives her characters room to delve into compelling discussions with interesting revelations that help push the narratives forward.” —Publishers Weekly

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