Mrs. Hollingsworth's Men - Tapa dura

Mrs. Hollingsworth embarks on a dreamy odyssey through in which she discovers the things she has and some of the things she lacks in her life, amid a surreal atmosphere in which Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forest, her daughters, her forgotten husband, neighborhood boys, and two petty criminals play a part.

Padgett Powell has received the Prix de Rome of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Whiting Writer's Award, and a nomination for the National Book Award. He is also the author of the novels Mrs. Hollingsworth's Men, Edisto, A Woman Named Drown, Edisto Revisted, and two collections of stories. His stories and essays have been selected for Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays. He teaches in Gainesville, Florida, where he lives with his wife and their two children.