Description
In the tradition of classic short stories by John Cheever and Tobias Wolff, those in Tom Barbash's evocative collection explore the myriad ways we try to connect to one another and to the sometimes cruel world around us. The newly single mother in "The Break" interferes with her son's love life over his Christmas vacation from college. The anxious young man in "Balloon Night" persists in hosting an annual watch-the-Macy's-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade-floats-be-inflated party, while trying to keep the myth of his marriage equally afloat. Barbash laces his narratives with sharp humor, psychological acuity, and pathos, creating deeply resonant and engaging stories that pierce the heart and linger in the imagination.
Author: Tom Barbash
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 05/20/2014
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.60w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780062258137
ISBN10: 0062258133
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
- Fiction | Coming of Age
- Fiction | Literary