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The quick and the dead follows three motherless teenage girls—Alice, Corvus, and Annabel—who form an unlikely friendship in suburban Arizona. Each girl confronts personal convictions, loss, and pragmatic realism as they navigate an air‑conditioned landscape filled with strange signs and unexpected encounters. Their stories intersect with adults facing unusual predicaments: a father enchanted by a gardener, a dog chased by an angry neighbor, a stroke victim drifting westward, a sickly musician with dark leanings, and an aging hunter whose infatuation reaches a child. The narrative examines the ambiguities of existence, blending themes of psychological growth, maternal deprivation, and the interplay of life and death in a humorous, suburban setting.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Williams, Joy
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