"2020 Winner of the George Garrett Fiction Prize."--ECIP title page verso.
Contents
L'Homme de ma vie -- Lightest lights against darkest dark -- Casa Del Rey -- Moonlight, starlight, boogie won't be out tonight -- La Sexycana -- Last summer's song -- Hurts -- Local honey -- Signing for linemen -- Community relations -- Every happy family -- The sit-in.
Summary
"In Mixed Company Jenny Shank reveals moments of grace and connection between people of her hometown, Denver, through stories that contrast the city during its oil-bust era of economic troubles and court-ordered crosstown busing for racial desegregation with the burgeoning and gentrifying city of recent years"-- Provided by publisher.