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'Unforgettably good. Each of these stories is like a tiny perfect novel. Amy Bloom is one of the greats' --Charlotte Mendelson
`Her sentences are clear and inviting and moment by moment the stories ring emotionally true. This is unrelentingly pleasurable fiction'
--Lionel Shriver, Financial Times
`Compassionate, witty and wise, these stories are an artful blend of grand passion and more mundane domestic detail' --Daily Mail
`Her writing is so distilled, so economical and clever ... she has said everything there is to say, quite perfectly' --Sunday Telegraph
`A brilliantly crafted collection of intertwined stories ... peppered with surprises and rich with humour and fondness for the characters' --Metro
'This is a great piece of fiction, thought provoking, and highly entertaining'
--Irish Times
`Her sentences are clear and inviting and moment by moment the stories ring emotionally true. This is unrelentingly pleasurable fiction'
--Lionel Shriver, Financial Times
`Compassionate, witty and wise, these stories are an artful blend of grand passion and more mundane domestic detail' --Daily Mail
`Her writing is so distilled, so economical and clever ... she has said everything there is to say, quite perfectly' --Sunday Telegraph
`A brilliantly crafted collection of intertwined stories ... peppered with surprises and rich with humour and fondness for the characters' --Metro
'This is a great piece of fiction, thought provoking, and highly entertaining'
--Irish Times
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A young woman struggles to come to terms with her friend's murder; a man and his daughter-in-law confess their sins in the most unlikely of places; a daughter returns to her hated father's house to care for him in his final days and discovers an unexpected bond; and, in a set of interlocking stories, two middle-aged friends, married to others, find themselves irresistibly sexually drawn to one another. In this sensuous, funny, and heartbreaking new book, Amy Bloom explores the unexpected patterns that love, and its absence, weave into our lives. With her generous and clear-eyed understanding of human complexity and contrariness, the award-winning author takes us to the margins and centres of people's lives, introducing us to some of her most unforgettable characters yet.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I almost gave up on the book, because the start of first story I found a bit depressing. It seemed like a story of "pensioner sex" and I just did not want to read about it. Then the pace and interest in the first story picked up, as it did with the rest of the book.
The stories are about real people in the real US and the characters are interesting, hateful or loveable or just real.
Some stories are almost novellas, and they are all worth reading. Sometimes I had to reread sentences because who is doing what is not always explictly stated, I had to work a bit harder than normal. But that might just be me.
The stories are about real people in the real US and the characters are interesting, hateful or loveable or just real.
Some stories are almost novellas, and they are all worth reading. Sometimes I had to reread sentences because who is doing what is not always explictly stated, I had to work a bit harder than normal. But that might just be me.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very interesting collection of short stories, about love and relationships. Subtle, very well-written, it makes you read it in a few days. Loved it!
Format:Paperback
I'm not - or hadn't been until I read this - a fan of short story collections (one-offs I like...). So this took me utterly by surprise! Often when writing is so well-crafted it loses emotion. However both were in abundance in this collection - so much so that I immediately sought out her entire back-catalogue. This book is just beautiful.
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