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The now-classic, totally distinctive style of Ann Beattie is really dry it kicks off sparks, her attention rendered with all the psychological exact carbon copy of X-ray vision. Her figures are young men and girls finding what this means to be always a grown up in a nation that guaranteed them-they'd remain young forever. And below, in shaped, penetrating tales, Beattie confirms why she's among the most widely copied -- however certainly inimitable -- literary stylists of her generation.In The Burning Home, Beattie's figures move from dealing drugs to looking after a surviving friend. They view their partnerships crash not with a bang but with a wisecrack.