In 1992 she acquired her MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts. White III in 1969, whom she divorced in 1985. In 1968 she moved to Chicago, marrying Charles J. Her stories have been anthologized in T he Best American Short Stories in 19.Īnshaw was born in Michigan and grew up with her family, which happily divided its time between Michigan, where her father was a contractor, and Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Her books include Lucky in the Corner, Seven Moves, Aquamarine, and Carry the One. Currently-lives in Chicago, Illinois, and Amsterdam,Ĭarol Anshaw is an American novelist and short story writer.Education-M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts.
This wise, wry, and erotically charged novel derives its power and appeal from the author’s exquisite use of language her sympathy for her recognizable, very flawed characters and her persuasive belief in the transforming forces of time and love.
As one character says, “When you add us up, you always have to carry the one.” Through friendships and love affairs marriage and divorce parenthood, holidays, and the modest calamities and triumphs of ordinary days, Carry the One shows how one life affects another and how those who thrive and those who self-destruct are closer to each other than we’d expect.Īs they seek redemption through addiction, social justice, and art, Anshaw’s characters reflect our deepest pain and longings, our joys, and our transcendent moments of understanding. Carry the One begins in the hours following Carmen’s wedding reception, when a car filled with stoned, drunk, and sleepy guests accidentally hits and kills a girl on a dark country road.įor the next twenty-five years, those involved, including Carmen and her brother and sister, craft their lives in response to this single tragic moment.
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