Cowboys Are My Weakness

Description

Sexy, gutsy and intoxicating, these tales tell of the pleasures of dancing the two-step at the Stockgrowers' Ball, the pity of stalking beautiful beats and, of course sex, love and loss. This stinging-fresh collection opens up new worlds - of high deserts and Alaskan tundra, of perilous white water, the frozen rockies and of 'cowboys' and strong women. These women - part daredevil, part philosopher - know they should know better, but they don't; they wrestle within themselves, with danger and above all with their men whose bodies speak volumes, but whose emotions are not so communicative.

Pam Houston is a part-time river guide and hunting guide, but not a hunter. She has contributed frequently to American magazines, and her short story 'How to Talk to a Hunter', was selected by Richard Ford for Best American Short Stories 1990. She has taken time off from a PhD programme to teach creative writing at the University of Utah.

'Pam Houston has verve and perfect pitch ... she snaps along in a sassy canter, her prose sharp and clean' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'Funny, breezy and eccentric ... these tales fairly hum with energy and humour' DAILY MAIL 'Feisty and wise stories about sex and the wild ... touching and clever and as gripping as good gossip' SUNDAY TIMES 'Desolate and beautifull crafter' PETER FLORENCE in THE WEEK