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A review by leahtylerthewriter
Old Crimes and Other Stories by Jill McCorkle
5.0
See full review in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
To call “Old Crimes: And Other Stories” a compilation of independent narratives is to diminish Jill McCorkle’s evocative statement on the interconnected nature of human suffering. These 12 intimate snapshots focus on the interior experiences of melancholy characters as they excavate internal pain. Each story relates to Southern teachers in some small way, many of whom have spent time in the North. Steeped in loneliness while drilling straight to the heart of emotion, these standalone narratives collectively deliver a stunning study on the shared experience of isolation...
https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/old-crimes-ponders-lives-of-regret-and-isolation/Q64ZYSW5ZZGI3ELRJXXWG6C7JU/
To call “Old Crimes: And Other Stories” a compilation of independent narratives is to diminish Jill McCorkle’s evocative statement on the interconnected nature of human suffering. These 12 intimate snapshots focus on the interior experiences of melancholy characters as they excavate internal pain. Each story relates to Southern teachers in some small way, many of whom have spent time in the North. Steeped in loneliness while drilling straight to the heart of emotion, these standalone narratives collectively deliver a stunning study on the shared experience of isolation...
https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/old-crimes-ponders-lives-of-regret-and-isolation/Q64ZYSW5ZZGI3ELRJXXWG6C7JU/