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Brighten the Corner Where You Are, The Kirkman Family Cycle

Brighten the Corner Where You Are is the riveting story of a day in the life of Joe Robert Kirkman, a North Carolina mountain schoolteacher, sly prankster, country philosopher, and family man.

This novel from award-winning author Fred Chappell has won the hearts of readers and reviewers across the country.

Fred Chappell

Fred Chappell is the award-winning author of over twenty books of poetry and fiction. His previous novels include I Am One of You Forever and Look Back All the Green Valley. He teaches at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, where he lives with his wife Susan.

St. Martin’s Press