Five Tuesdays in winter : stories / Lily King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Lily, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Love--Fiction.

Love.

Short stories, American.

Loss (Psychology)--Fiction.

Loss (Psychology).

Short stories, American--21st century.

Genre:

Fiction.

Short stories.

Romance fiction.

Short stories, American.

Physical Description:

232 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.

Other Title:

5 Tuesdays in winter

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2021.

Summary:

"Told in the intimate voices of complex, endearing characters, Five Tuesdays in Winter intriguingly subverts expectations as it explores desire, loss, jolting violence, and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs."--Dust jacket flap.

"With Writers & Lovers and Euphoria, Lily King's books catapulted onto bestseller and best-of-the-year lists across the country, further cementing her reputation as one of the most "brilliant" (NYTBR), "wildly talented" (Chicago Tribune), and beloved authors in contemporary fiction. Now, for the first time, King collects ten of her finest short stories-half published in leading literary magazines and half brand new-opening fresh realms of discovery for fans and new readers alike. Told in the intimate voices of uniquely endearing characters of all ages, these tales explore desire and heartache, loss and discovery, moments of jolting violence and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs. A bookseller's unspoken love for his employee rises to the surface, a neglected teenage boy finds much-needed nurturing from an unlikely pair of college students hired to housesit, a girl's loss of innocence in her summer job becomes a catalyst for strength and confidence, and a proud nonagenarian rages helplessly in his granddaughter's hospital room. Romantic, hopeful, brutally raw, and unsparingly honest, some even slipping slyly into the surreal, these stories are, above all, about King's enduring subject of love"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Creature

Five Tuesdays in Winter

When in the Dordogne

North Sea

Timeline

Hotel Seattle

Waiting for Charlie

Mansard

South

The Man at the Door.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780802158765

0802158765

OCLC:

1264723749