Buckle Up, Buttercup

Mountain State Press announces the publication of Buckle Up, Buttercup, a collection of short stories set in the mythical mountain setting of Hope County.

An excerpt from the collection has appeared in the Spring issue of the Greenbrier Valley Quarterly magazine.

Look for it in bookstores, Tamarack, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

FROM THE BACK COVER:

"With warmth and charm, Belinda Anderson creates a world that lingers long after the last page. Her characters aren't afraid to take up residence in the reader's mind and stay there; they are as real and recognizable as the flesh-and-blood people we know and love."

-- Gretchen Moran Laskas,
The Midwife's Tale and The Miner's Daughter

"In this novel-in-stories, her third major publication, Belinda Anderson offers an attractive panoply of characters rich with
nuance and diversity. At times I felt as if Ms. Anderson had moved the ghost of Edgar Lee Masters from Illinois to West
Virginia to add that special Spoon River magic to her tale -- a compliment, indeed. Full of humor, under-stated romance, and
unexpected suspense -- will the Driver's Ed vehicle really get obliterated? -- this book has something for everyone. But mostly what remains after reading it is a warmth of spirit in which readers with similarly empathetic hearts will take true comfort."

-- Marc Harshman,
The Storm, a Smithsonian notable book.

Mountain State Press can be reached at (304) 357-4767. The e-mail address is msp1@mountainstatepress.org.