In the Province of Saints

Boston: Little, Brown, 2005. First Edition. Association Copy, INSCRIBED on the title page in the year of publication to author Chris Offutt: "Dear Chris / my teacher, my mentor, my friend / the man who allowed me to be as brave as I could upon the page / and who keeps me working to be braver still / My gratitude, friendship, and love / Tom / TS O'Malley / 9/05."

Offutt is the author of “Kentucky Straight” and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs. In 1996, he was named one of the twenty Best Young American Novelists by “Granta” magazine. He has also written for popular television shows and national publications, has been visiting faculty at numerous institutions including the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, and has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and others.

Fine in an about Fine dust jacket.

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