Other People We Married Contributor(s): Straub, Emma (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594486069 ISBN-13: 9781594486067 Publisher: Riverhead Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2011041098 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.35 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The beloved debut story collection from the New York Times-bestselling author of Modern Lovers and The Vacationers. In Other People We Married, Straub creates characters as recognizable as a best friend, and follows them through moments of triumph and transformation with wit, vulnerability, and dazzling insight. In "Some People Must Really Fall in Love," an assistant professor takes halting steps into the awkward world of office politics while harboring feelings for a freshman student. Two sisters struggle with old assumptions about each other as they stumble to build a new relationship in "A Map of Modern Palm Springs." In "Puttanesca," two widows move tentatively forward, still surrounded by ghosts and disappointments from the past. These twelve stories, filled with sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language, announce the arrival of a major new talent. |