In his first collection, a master storyteller focuses on a fresh and fascinating range of human behavior. A jaded Hollywood movie-maker uncovers a decades-old flame he never knew he'd harbored; a precocious fifth grader puzzles over life, love, and baseball as he watches his parents' marriage dissolve; another child is forced into a harrowing cross-country escape; an elderly couple rediscovers the power of their relationship; and in the title story, a septuagenarian nun invades the narrator's college writing workshop with an incredible saga.
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What a wonderful collection! Russo won the Pulitzer Prize last year for EMPIRE FALLS, and his style translates beautifully to the short story format. Full of irony, humor, and heart, these stories move at a faster pace than usual for Russo and hold one's interest strongly throughout. "Monhegan Light" is an especially plausible gem about a man who falls in love with his dead wife only after seeing a portrait painted by a man who thought her truly beautiful. O. Henry or Saki couldn't have turned this out better. Russo, while obviously not a professional narrator, has a winning way with a story. Really knowing what the characters are thinking adds extra dimension and interest. He uses a slow, meticulous delivery with a good dash of equivocation. What the production lacks in slickness, it gains in relevance. D.G. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Richard Russo lives in Camden, Maine with his wife and two daughters. He is the author (and co-screenwriter) of Nobody's Fool which was made into a major film starring Paul Newman. Film rights to his latest novel Empire Falls have also been bought.
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