Happy Trails to You: Stories
| Author | Julie Hecht |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction, short story |
| Published | May 6, 2008 |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| Pages | 224 pages |
| ISBN | 141656425X |
| Preceded by | The Unprofessionals |
Happy Trails to You: Stories is a 2008 collection of short stories by American author Julie Hecht. It was first published on May 6, 2008 through Simon & Schuster and was reprinted in paperback by the publisher the following year. Like her prior two fictional works, the collection's stories follow Isabelle, a middle aged photographer.
Synopsis
The collection comprises seven short stories, listed as follows:
- "Over There"
- "Being and Nothingness"
- "A Little Present on This Dark November Day"
- "Thank You for the Mittens"
- "Get Money"
- "Cramp Bark"
- "Happy Trails to You"
Reception
Critical reception for Happy Trails to You: Stories has been positive.[1][2] The Plain Dealer and Boston.com both gave favorable reviews of the work,[3] and Boston.com wrote that "Like the photographs the narrator captures in this new collection, she too comes into greater focus, as Hecht reveals, with a careful, confident hand, a woman who is many things: fraught and frustrating, hilarious and hopeless, but ultimately, just an individual trying to survive in the world."[4] Entertainment Weekly was somewhat mixed in their review, stating "Julie Hecht can be droll, but her narrator’s relentless neuroses ultimately grate."[5]
References
- ↑ "Happy Trails to You. (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "Happy Trails to You (review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ Long, Karen R. "'The Ayatollah Begs to Differ' from Hooman Majd sheds light on modern Iran: New in Paperback". Plain Dealer. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ Bellows, Nathaniel. "A fictional photographer, back in focus". Boston.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "Happy Trails to You (review)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 May 2015.