Book description
Pete Ferry is driving home from work one evening when he sees a car
swerving dangerously on the road. The driver is a beautiful,
half-naked woman, and it's clear that something isn't right. He
follows at a safe distance for a while, wondering what he should do -
but he hesitates, unsure, and watches in horror as her car lurches
forward, straight into a tree, killing her instantly...
This is the tale Pete tells of his class of high-school students.
But did it happen or is it actually an elaborate concoction to
illustrate the power of his story-telling to his restless teenage
charges? Was it really an accident? Could Pete have prevented it? Who
was the woman and why can't he stop thinking about her?
PETER FERRY
is a teacher, writer, and editor. He has written textbooks for Rand
McNally and travel pieces for the
Chicago Tribune
and the
Chicago Sun Times
. His short stories have appared in
StoryQuarterly, Overtures,
the
New Review of Literature
,
and
McSweeney's
. He has won the Illinois Arts Council Award for Short Fiction. He lives
in Evanston, Illinois.
