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Set against the bright sand, murky waters, and barrier islands of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, this "strong, vivid" (--Kirkus Reviews) short story collection honors working-class lives shaped by loss, longing, and desperation. A mother and son search for a missing father in the seedy bars and strip clubs of Dixie Mafia-era Biloxi Beach. A grieving brother seeks solace in the post-Katrina ruins of a once-glamorous hotel. A ceremony honoring Biloxi's civil rights wade-ins troubles a White woman's conscience. An immigrant oyster cannery worker faces an impossible decision. Unsentimental yet radically compassionate, this "exceptional debut" (Mary Miller, author of Biloxi: A Novel and Always Happy Hour: Stories) establishes Amelia Franz as a powerful new voice in contemporary Southern fiction.
Author: Amelia Franz
Publisher: Watertower Press
Published: 03/01/2026
Pages: 164
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9798985598278
About the Author
Franz, Amelia: - Amelia Franz is the author of The Longest Man-Made Beach in the World: Biloxi Stories. She was born and raised in Mississippi and educated at the University of South Alabama and Texas A&M University. Her fiction and nonfiction have been published widely in literary journals and magazines. She has worked as a K-12 language arts teacher and as an online writing instructor for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. She lives in the Baltimore area. Her website can be found at ameliafranz.com.
Description
Set against the bright sand, murky waters, and barrier islands of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, this "strong, vivid" (--Kirkus Reviews) short story collection honors working-class lives shaped by loss, longing, and desperation. A mother and son search for a missing father in the seedy bars and strip clubs of Dixie Mafia-era Biloxi Beach. A grieving brother seeks solace in the post-Katrina ruins of a once-glamorous hotel. A ceremony honoring Biloxi's civil rights wade-ins troubles a White woman's conscience. An immigrant oyster cannery worker faces an impossible decision. Unsentimental yet radically compassionate, this "exceptional debut" (Mary Miller, author of Biloxi: A Novel and Always Happy Hour: Stories) establishes Amelia Franz as a powerful new voice in contemporary Southern fiction.
Author: Amelia Franz
Publisher: Watertower Press
Published: 03/01/2026
Pages: 164
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9798985598278
About the Author
Franz, Amelia: - Amelia Franz is the author of The Longest Man-Made Beach in the World: Biloxi Stories. She was born and raised in Mississippi and educated at the University of South Alabama and Texas A&M University. Her fiction and nonfiction have been published widely in literary journals and magazines. She has worked as a K-12 language arts teacher and as an online writing instructor for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. She lives in the Baltimore area. Her website can be found at ameliafranz.com.
