Wife's Story

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The Wife's Story

Pursuant to our conversation about selecting one literary text for publication this session, I recommend "The Wife's Story" by Ursula K. Le Guin.

The Wife's Story: Synopsis

Told in the first person, "The Wife's Story" is a suspenseful work of short fiction that will appeal to readers of fantasy from teen to adult. The prose is conversational and spare. It includes some colloquial language that provides color and context, but it does not detract from the telling of the story. I do not recommend any editing or revisions prior to publication. I believe readers will enjoy it because of the surprise ending. The story immediately engages the reader with the opening sentences: "He was a good husband, a good father. I don't understand it" (Le Guin, 2011). From there, the tension builds as the author foreshadows...
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