Bending Heaven Set in the United States and London this debut collection introduces us to a cast of characters some anguished in their pursuit of impractical dreams others struggling to make sense of their failur
Title: Bending Heaven
Author: Jessica Francis Kane
ISBN: 9781582432069
Page: 308
Format: Hardcover
Set in the United States and London, this debut collection introduces us to a cast of characters, some anguished in their pursuit of impractical dreams, others struggling to make sense of their failures A mathematician who has forsaken everything in order to prove a theory an older woman author achieving fame late in life a guilt ridden mother struggling to impress herSet in the United States and London, this debut collection introduces us to a cast of characters, some anguished in their pursuit of impractical dreams, others struggling to make sense of their failures A mathematician who has forsaken everything in order to prove a theory an older woman author achieving fame late in life a guilt ridden mother struggling to impress her teenage daughter an unhappy lawyer attempting to survive a corporate retreat with dignity all are ambitious and passionate, but to their dismay find themselves at odds with the pattern of their lives Attempting to make a new beginning or heal a hurt, they are thwarted by embarrassing impulsiveness or a sudden lack of faith.
Bending Heaven by Jessica Francis Kane Bending Heaven Set in the United States and London, this debut collection introduces us to a cast of characters, some anguished in their pursuit of impractical dreams, others struggling to Bending Heaven Jessica Francis Kane Bending Heaven is that rarest of debut collections grounded but thoughtful, learned without being pretentious Jessica Francis Kane s stories take place in what feels like Lorrie Moore and Alice Munro country they smartly uncork the heartache, panic and frustration of characters caught in situations that expose their vulnerability. Bending Heaven Kane, Jessica Francis May , Before Jessica Francis Kane wrote her recently published novel The Report she was an accomplished writer of short stories and this collection Bending Heaven is a showcase of her talents in this genre There are eleven stories in all, set in Paris, London, New York and other locations in the United States however although the locations are various there is a common theme running through Bending Heaven Stories Kane, Jessica Francis Jessica Francis Kane s Bending Heaven contains sober, affecting short stories that delve beneath the surfaces of ordinary people s lives and reveal their internal struggles. Bending Heaven by Jessica Francis Kane, Hardcover Barnes Jul , Bending Heaven marks the debut of a stunning new talent Author Biography Jessica Francis Kane s short stories have appeared in the Missouri Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, and Salt Hill She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with her husband.
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JESSICA FRANCIS KANE is the author of The Report Graywolf, 2010 , a finalist for the 2010 Flaherty Dunnan First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction and a Barnes Noble Discover pick She is also the author of the story collection Bending Heaven Counterpoint, 2002 , which was published in the US and the UK Her stories have been broadcast on BBC radio and have appeared in many publications, including Granta, Virginia Quarterly Review, McSweeney s, The Missouri Review, and Michigan Quarterly Review Her essays and humor pieces have appeared in Salon, McSweeney s Internet Tendency and The Morning News, where she is a contributing writer She lives in New York with her husband and their two children.
One Reply to “Bending Heaven”
Favorites were Evidence of Old Repairs About a marriage and a family falling apart, but it s really about guilt, and blame see also Jessica s novel, The Report Refuge a lawyer on a corporate retreat trying to figure our where she belongs, where she fits in Ideas of Home, but Not the Thing Itself the title s a little on point, but a deft story about the things we think we want First Sale a story about beginning again after divorce, told from the child s point of view I don t know how to describe [...]
I went to find her earlier book of short stories They are good but I was disappointed to find that a couple of them were republished in her second collection.
Favorites were Evidence of Old Repairs About a marriage and a family falling apart, but it s really about guilt, and blame see also Jessica s novel, The Report Refuge a lawyer on a corporate retreat trying to figure our where she belongs, where she fits in Ideas of Home, but Not the Thing Itself the title s a little on point, but a deft story about the things we think we want First Sale a story about beginning again after divorce, told from the child s point of view I don t know how to describe [...]
I went to find her earlier book of short stories They are good but I was disappointed to find that a couple of them were republished in her second collection.
Stories about people going through a bad patch.
I am not usually a fan of the short story but I enjoyed these.