by Bret Lott
First published 2008
This anthology brings together short fiction from literary masters spanning centuries and continents. Editor Bret Lott has selected works that cut through surface reality to expose deeper truths about human nature. The collection features established giants like Flannery O'Connor, Leo Tolstoy, G.K. Chesterton, and Charles Dickens alongside contemporary voices including Gina Ochsner and John Updike. Each story functions as both a window into another life and a mirror reflecting the reader's own heart. The tales explore themes of life, love, and personal transformation through a Christian lens. Lott chose pieces that speak directly to readers regardless of their background or location, offering moments that illuminate the complexities within every human soul. The stories pierce ordinary experience to reveal extraordinary insights about how we should live.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, anthologies, christian-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: mirror-reflecting-the-reader, window-into-another-life
Period: Centuries, Continents
320 pages · ebook · Thomas Nelson Publishers