Book description
From the award-winning author of 'Forgive Me' and 'How to be Lost'
comes this brilliant first collection of short stories. Linking stories
about love, identity and motherhood in a changing world, the collection
includes 'Miss Montana's Wedding', the prize-winning short story that
launched Amanda Eyre Ward's career in 1999.
From a cabin in Maine to a comedy club in Manhattan and from a diner in
Montana to a raft rushing through the Grand Canyon, these twelve stories
from acclaimed author Amanda Eyre Ward encompass love in all its
complexity, absurdity and glory.
In six dazzling stories spanning a decade, Lola Wilkerson mends a
broken heart and meets Emmett Chase, navigating elopement, motherhood
and lingering questions about who she wants to be when she grows up. On
the banks of Messalonskee Lake, a family tragedy forces Bill and Lizzy
to take a hard look at their own lives. Casey, a suburban New Yorker
with a wry sense of humour, braves the dating scene after losing her
husband in the 9/11 attacks. Annie, a librarian in a small mining town,
must choose between the only home she's ever known and the possibility
of a new life. Whether in San Francisco, Houston or Savannah, Ward's
characters search for the place where they truly belong.
In stories as evocative as they are striking, Amanda Eyre Ward once
again proves herself to be an astute interpreter of emotions both
familiar and strange. Whether exploring the fierceness of a mother's
love or the consolations of marriage, Ward's stories are imbued with
humour, clear-eyed insight and emotional richness. Amanda Eyre Ward
was born in New York City, and graduated from Williams College and the
University of Montana. Her short stories have been published in various
literary reviews and magazines. She is the author of the critically
acclaimed and award-winning novel 'Sleep Towards Heaven' and 'How to be
Lost', and was named by the New York Post as one of five Writers to
Watch in 2003. She lives in the US with her husband, geologist Tip
Meckel
