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The Mother Who Stayed: Stories (2011)

by Laura Furman(Favorite Author)

3.24 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1439194653 (ISBN13: 9781439194652)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Free Press

review 1: the review that hooked me:This wonderful collection of stories deals with the commonplace (coming of age, motherhood, the family dynamic) turned upside down by uncommon events (early terminal illness, violent weather, murderous jealousy). Furman creates dramatic tension with ease and her descriptive prose completely engulfs the reader. The stories are interestingly connected and simultaneously contemplative and disturbing. Furman has been compared to Alice Munro and for good reason.unfortunately, the book didn't hook me. read first story then quit.
review 2: The structure of this short story collection is its most intriguing feature: three "trios" (or sets of three) linked short stories. How the stories are linked differs from trio to trio, which makes for intr... moreiguing reading if you love short stories. The writing itself was technically solid, but often uninspired. The subject matter was often interesting, but not intriguing. In other words, something consistently fell just a little short of the mark. less

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