- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Scribner; Reprint edition (Jan 29 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 074322678X
- ISBN-13: 978-0743226783
- Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 13.3 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 218 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,413,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In Beattie's fourth short story collection, works that seemed aimless and unimpressive upon original publication are given an enriching context while better tales reaffirm the author's abilities. PW stated that the collection "transcends the purposeful absence of continuity and plot."
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Beattie's stories are all "middle," without beginnings or ends: she gives us glimpses of her characters as they gain insight through a random event or are "surprised into remembering" something. A moment of acceptance is crystallized in "In the White Night," about a couple whose child has died. In "Summer People," a chance encounter with a stranger leads a man to understand that he isn't connecting with his wife. Marriage and infidelity are recurring themes. In "Times," a woman recalls her husband's confession of an affair. A realtor in "Janus" places a beautiful bowl, a gift from her departed lover, in each house she shows. Skillful and affecting contemporary stories, 12 of which have appeared in magazines, and three published here for the first time. Janet Wiehe, P.L. of Cincinnati & Hamilton Cty.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Amazing, insightful and so very real!, Sep 5 1996
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This review is from: Where You'll Find Me and Other Stories (Audio Cassette)
Ann Beattie's very best ever! Mrs. Beattie has the power tocapture the human spirit with words like a child with a
butterfly net. Her stories expose a piece of truth that
the reader will find lies well hidden within themselves.
Each story not only provides insight into the life of a
character who appears naked on the page in a brilliant light,
but also forces an intraverted look at oneself. Beattie writes
what we are afraid to think.
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