Simon Fruelund's Civil Twilight is a tight, precisely told novella about the surprising interconnectedness of life in the suburbs and about people's attitudes towards religion, death, family, and sex.
Simon Fruelund's Civil Twilight is a tight, precisely told novella about the surprising interconnectedness of life in the suburbs and about people's a...
The 14 stories in this collection display the often quiet, inconspicuous way in which terrible truths and experiences are intimated: the death of a sailboarder makes a widower see deeper into love and loss; a young poet visits his former teacher only to discover he is literally not the person he used to be; a middle-aged man glimpses the terrible humdrum of his third marriage as his son embarks on a new chapter in his life. Conveyed without grandeur or pathos, the revelations in these minimalist stories demonstrate clearly and effectively Fruelund's gift of subtlety and nuance; like scenes...
The 14 stories in this collection display the often quiet, inconspicuous way in which terrible truths and experiences are intimated: the death of a sa...
