"What we do - or don't or won't do - for love, in all its incarnations, is at the fiercely beating heart of this stellar collection of linked stories. As exhilarating as love at first
sight, and written in prose as clear and spare as a single bed, these stories linger, haunt and showcase the talents of a literary master."
- Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of PICTURES OF YOU and IS IT TOMORROW
"Haunting and profoundly thought-provoking, the nine stories in Jessica Keener's WOMEN IN BED are probing, unflinching portrayals of self-reflection and redemption."
- Maryanne O'Hara, author of CASCADE, a People magazine "Book Picks, 2012
"Demonstrates a versatile voice and ability to deliver as much exquisite detail as the stories' brevity will allow."
- Publishers Weekly
"In WOMEN IN BED, Keener leads us through a lifetime of searching. Her characters' lives, taken together, are social commentary on the arc of relationships over a lifetime."
- The Rumpus
Jessica Keener's extraordinary debut novel, the national bestseller NIGHT SWIM, captivated readers with its eloquence, insight, and humanity. "This gripping first novel announces the arrival of a strong, distinct and fully evolved new voice," said Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD. Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS called Keener, "an amazing new literary voice." now Keener returns with this collection of nine stories that thematically address variations of love - love of self, family, and sexual relationships - from loneliness and isolation, desperation and rejection to need and passion, forgiveness and, finally, to love found.
Poignant, surprising, funny and profound, and always perceptive and gorgeously written, WOMEN IN BED is a rich collection of moving tales that will engage you from the first page.
Genre: Literary Fiction
sight, and written in prose as clear and spare as a single bed, these stories linger, haunt and showcase the talents of a literary master."
- Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of PICTURES OF YOU and IS IT TOMORROW
"Haunting and profoundly thought-provoking, the nine stories in Jessica Keener's WOMEN IN BED are probing, unflinching portrayals of self-reflection and redemption."
- Maryanne O'Hara, author of CASCADE, a People magazine "Book Picks, 2012
"Demonstrates a versatile voice and ability to deliver as much exquisite detail as the stories' brevity will allow."
- Publishers Weekly
"In WOMEN IN BED, Keener leads us through a lifetime of searching. Her characters' lives, taken together, are social commentary on the arc of relationships over a lifetime."
- The Rumpus
Jessica Keener's extraordinary debut novel, the national bestseller NIGHT SWIM, captivated readers with its eloquence, insight, and humanity. "This gripping first novel announces the arrival of a strong, distinct and fully evolved new voice," said Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD. Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS called Keener, "an amazing new literary voice." now Keener returns with this collection of nine stories that thematically address variations of love - love of self, family, and sexual relationships - from loneliness and isolation, desperation and rejection to need and passion, forgiveness and, finally, to love found.
Poignant, surprising, funny and profound, and always perceptive and gorgeously written, WOMEN IN BED is a rich collection of moving tales that will engage you from the first page.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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