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Zusatztext Joan Silber author of Lucky Us Pamela Berkman's stories beautifully evoke the chancy! surprising lives of young women! characters whose inventiveness glows -- along with their impatience -- under love's injustices. This is clear-eyed fiction! full of freshness and wit. Informationen zum Autor Pamela Rafael Berkman is the author of Her Infinite Variety: Stories of Shakespeare and the Women He Loved and The Falling Nun . Her short story “Duty” from Her Infinite Variety appears in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s leading national ELA curriculum, Collections, and the title story from The Falling Nun was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Pam is an acquiring editor at North Atlantic Books and has worked in the publishing industry for over twenty years. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family. Klappentext In her first short story collection! Her Infinite Variety! Pamela Berkman captured the beauty and delicacy of Shakespearean women. Now! in this lovely new work! she turns her eye towards modernity and the women of today. Whether searching for someone to love! stuggling to find a sense of self! or striving to discover their own understanding of religious truth! these women are instantly recognizable and heartbreakingly easy to relate to. In the tradition of Amy Bloom's collection Come to Me! Berkman explores the inner workings of the human heart and spirit in these twelve stories: Zusammenfassung In this collection of twelve dazzling and sensual stories! Pamela Rafael Berkman explores the perplexities of contemporary life through the eyes of women searching for love! truth! and faith. In the title story! a group of coworkers who order miniature plastic nuns rumored to bring love suffer surprising and disheartening consequences. In "Tat!" the heroine gets an elaborate Victorian valentine tattooed on her arm and learns the real meaning of wearing her heart on her sleeve. And in "Merry Christmas! Charlie Brown!" the classic holiday program brings temporary peace to a troubled young woman. Throughout! miracles and revelations abound! appearing in the most unexpected places -- a planetarium on a college campus! a yuppie Christmas party! a silversmith's booth at an outdoor fair! a corner bar on Halloween. In capturing the dilemmas and difficulties of our times! Berkman brings to life the eternal longings of the human heart. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsTatGold GlitterVeronicaSnakesThe Falling NunBethlehemWitchMen Have More Upper-Body StrengthHoly Holy HolyFebruary Playing CrucifixionMerry Christmas, Charlie BrownAcknowledgments...
