| Uniform title | Short stories. Selections |
| Contents |
Acts of God -- Miracle in Adkins, Arkansas -- Collateral -- High water -- Toccata and fugue in d minor -- The dogs -- The dissolution of the myelin sheath -- A love story -- Jumping off bridges into clean water -- Hopedale, a history in four acts. |
| Abstract |
Presents eleven scenarios in which people survive, persevere, and even triumph over forces beyond their control, from a teenager joining in the search for survivors after a tornado to a woman taking control over her fate, which is her greatest act of courage. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| LCCN | 2013043330 |
| ISBN | 9781616201104 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 161620110X (hbk.) |
