Amy Bloom has long been regarded as a master of the short story form. Here, her brilliance shines across two decades and more than twenty-five stories. From the bereaved widow who finds unexpected comfort in 'Sleepwalking', to the matchmaking shrink in 'Psychoanalysis Changed My Life'; from the teenage girl furious at her dying mother in 'Hold Tight' to the transgressive lovers of 'The Gates Are Closing'; from the married friends irresistibly drawn to one another in 'William and Clare' to the brave and heartless girl in 'Permafrost' - these are stories brimming with life and grief, erotically charged and beautifully crafted.

Collected here together for the first time, all the dazzling, funny and poignant stories from one of America's finest contemporary writers

About the Author
Amy Bloom is the author of three collections of short stories, Where the God of Love Hangs Out (Granta, 2010), Come to Me and A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You, also published in one volume Rowing to Eden(Granta, 2015), a collection of essays, Normal, and three novels, Lucky Us (Granta, 2014), Away (Granta, 2007),and Love Invents Us. She is the Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of Creative Writing at Wesleyan University.

Reviews
These are confident, subtle, well-turned pieces with a quiet lyricism bubbling under -- Phil Baker * Sunday Times *
Flawless * Diva *
Amy Bloom is mistress of the short story * Good Housekeeping *



Book Information
ISBN 9781783782154
Author Amy Bloom
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Granta Books
Publisher Granta Books
Weight(grams) 328g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 128mm * 28mm