As fascinating as a detective story. . . . An absorbing, intelligent consideration of national and personal identity, beautifully written.— Lee Smith, author of The Devil’s Dream
A fiction writer of considerable craft– her interplay of personality, nature and fate brings Thomas Hardy to mind.” – Ben Steelman, Wilmington Star-News
Hudson’s stories and essays are anthologized in these five collections.
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