by A. M. Homes
First published 2002
A.M. Homes writes about people caught in the urgent moments that define their lives. Her characters navigate memories that won't stay buried and desires they can't quite name. A woman confronts what she's lost. A family faces what they've hidden from each other. Someone makes a choice that changes everything. These stories move through familiar territory that feels suddenly dangerous. Homes writes with sharp emotional precision about dreams deferred and connections severed. Her characters exist in that space between what they want and what they can have, between who they were and who they're becoming. The language stays close to the bone, finding beauty in difficult truths. Each story reveals how quickly the ordinary can shift into something else entirely. Homes guides readers through territory they know but wouldn't choose to explore alone.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, slice-of-life
Period: 21st-Century
243 pages · Paperback · HarperCollinsPublishers