Bending Heaven (2021)
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
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.
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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.