This copy has been SIGNED by Chris Offutt on the title page. The eight new stories in "Out of the Woods" mark Chris Offutt’s return to the form in which he first displayed his astonishing talent. The stories capture those who have left the Kentucky hills and long to return. Tobias Wolff dustjacket praise says “Chris Offutt is one of the best writers of short fiction in his—or any— generation.”