Martin Crabtree

Broken Bone Martin Crabtree

Welcome to the wild world of Broken Bone!Sheila Fitzgerald Short sees life as a heady negus of loss and love, big words, and strange beverages. Dickie Short, her son, thinks his best friend Kevin can fly. Randa can't commit to a redecorating scheme, and Eloise Tristler wants to be mayor. Kevin loses his pants, and loves to explore rooftops. Broken Bone was, and wasn't. Tampa Bay (make that St. Petersburg Bay!) and the Gulf of Mexico will never be the same. From 1872 to the present, these characters-and many more-fly, fall, laugh, drink and dance in Broken Bone, a collection of loosely connected stories. Difficult donkeys, a new religion, and rain that never falls: all get to seem so normal. Life, Sheila Fitzgerald tells us, is an oubliette-and the only way out is UP!