Book Description
Now available in trade paperback-- a first-of-its-kind collection, this bestselling anthology represents a journey through the rocky terrain of separation and divorce, from the viewpoints of the various people affected by the dissolution of a marriage, whether that dissolution is slow and sad or sudden and shocking. Fault Lines is not only a stunning showcase of talent, but a unique literary look at the culture of divorce. Featuring stories by:
LEE K. ABBOTT
SHERMAN ALEXIE
RUSSELL BANKS
ANN BEATTIE
RAYMOND CARVER
MICHAEL CHABON
JOHN CHEEVER
ALICE ELLIOTT DARK
ANDRE DUBUS
RICHARD FORD
MOLLY GILES
PETER HO DAVIES
WENDI KAUFMAN
RANDALL KENAN
JHUMPA LAHIRI
LORRIE MOORE
ALICE MUNRO
LUCIA NEVAI
GRACE PALEY
JOHN UPDIKE
ANTHONY WALTON
EDMUND WHITE
About the Author
Caitlin Shetterly graduated with Honors in English and American Literature from Brown University in 1997. She is a child of divorce.
Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce FROM THE PUBLISHER
These stories-from such masters of short fiction as Ann Beattie, Andre Dubus, Jhumpa Lahiri and John Updike-represent a journey through the rocky emotional terrain of separation and divorce, from the viewpoints of spouses, children, and significant others who are all deeply affected by the dissolution of marriage, whether that dissolution is slow and sad or sudden and shocking.
Stories by:
John Cheever
* Ann Beattie
* Jhumpa Lahiri
* John Updike
* Alice Munro
* Andre Dubus
* Lee K. Abbott
* Randall Kenan
* Wendi Kaufman
* Michael Chabon
* Russell Banks
* Sherman Alexie
* Edmund White
* Alice Elliott Dark
* Peter Ho Davies
* Raymond Carver
* Grace Paley
* Richard Ford
* Molly Giles
* Anthony Walton
* Lucia Nevai
* Lorrie Moore
Author Biography: Caitlin Shetterly graduated with Honors in English and American literature from Brown University in 1997. She is a child of divorce.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
In Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce, editor Caitlin Shetterly gathers short stories about separation and divorce. In "The Season of Divorce" by John Cheever, a young married woman is courted by an older married man, who appears on her doorstep to ask her husband to give her up. In Wendi Kaufman's "Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street," 11-year-old Vita imagines herself as Helen of Troy to cope with the pain and confusion of her father's departure. Also included are stories by John Updike, Raymond Carver, Ann Beattie, Andre Dubus, Richard Ford, Alice Munro and others. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.