Author | Julie Hecht |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fiction, short story |
Published | May 6, 2008 |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print, e-book |
Pages | 224 pages |
ISBN | 141656425X |
Preceded by | The Unprofessionals |
Happy Trails to You: Stories is a 2008 collection of short stories by American author Julie Hecht. It was first published on May 6, 2008, through Simon & Schuster and was reprinted in paperback by the publisher the following year. Like her prior two fictional works, the collection's stories follow Isabelle, a middle aged photographer.
The collection comprises seven short stories, listed as follows:
Critical reception for Happy Trails to You: Stories has been positive. [1] [2] The Plain Dealer and Boston.com both gave favorable reviews of the work, [3] and Boston.com wrote that "Like the photographs the narrator captures in this new collection, she too comes into greater focus, as Hecht reveals, with a careful, confident hand, a woman who is many things: fraught and frustrating, hilarious and hopeless, but ultimately, just an individual trying to survive in the world." [4] Entertainment Weekly was somewhat mixed in their review, stating "Julie Hecht can be droll, but her narrator’s relentless neuroses ultimately grate." [5]
Author | Julie Hecht |
---|---|
Language | English |
Genre | Fiction, short story |
Published | May 6, 2008 |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print, e-book |
Pages | 224 pages |
ISBN | 141656425X |
Preceded by | The Unprofessionals |
Happy Trails to You: Stories is a 2008 collection of short stories by American author Julie Hecht. It was first published on May 6, 2008, through Simon & Schuster and was reprinted in paperback by the publisher the following year. Like her prior two fictional works, the collection's stories follow Isabelle, a middle aged photographer.
The collection comprises seven short stories, listed as follows:
Critical reception for Happy Trails to You: Stories has been positive. [1] [2] The Plain Dealer and Boston.com both gave favorable reviews of the work, [3] and Boston.com wrote that "Like the photographs the narrator captures in this new collection, she too comes into greater focus, as Hecht reveals, with a careful, confident hand, a woman who is many things: fraught and frustrating, hilarious and hopeless, but ultimately, just an individual trying to survive in the world." [4] Entertainment Weekly was somewhat mixed in their review, stating "Julie Hecht can be droll, but her narrator’s relentless neuroses ultimately grate." [5]