The Edge of Marriage
Stories
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Georgia Press
Published:15th Mar '10
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The characters in this extraordinary debut collection fi nd themselves caught between commitment and responsibility. In one story, a wife struggles to care for her adulterous husband after a car accident. In another, a husband finds himself drawn to his wife's former lover. In language that is eloquent and precise, these stories speak to the mysteries of friendship and marriage. This startling and powerful collection is illuminated by keen insight and hope.
Reading these stories is like watching a window shatter in silence—we become mesmerized by the stark beauty of disintegration.
-- New YorkerGraceful, accomplished prose.
-- New York Times Book ReviewThe Edge of Marriage introduces a remarkable new writer.
-- Annie DillardTough-minded reports from the marital frontlines . . . A precisely observant collection, unsparing, original, and resonant.
-- Kirkus ReviewsLike the tightly crafted stories of Raymond Carver and pre-postmodern Flannery O’Connor . . . Kaplan’s disquieting stories are a confluence of emotive narration, precisely placed dialogue, and shadowed imagery.
-- Austin ChronicleISBN: 9780820335179
Dimensions: 203mm x 133mm x 11mm
Weight: 454g
192 pages