NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR: "New York Times, Washington Post"TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR: " Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor
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Longlisted for the 2015 National Book Award -- and a nationwide bestseller.
Over the past several decades, Edith Pearlman has staked her claim as one of the all-time great practitioners of the short story. Her incomparable vision, consummate skill, and bighearted spirit have earned...