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From the bestselling novelist, travel writer, and master of the short story (NPR) comes a brilliant new collection. The stories in Paul Therouxs fascinating new collection are both exotic and domestic, their settings ranging from Hawaii to Africa and New England. Each focuses on lifes vanishing pointsa moment when seemingly all lines running through ones life converge, and one can see no farther, yet must deal with the implications. With the insight, subtlety, and empathy that has long characterized his work, Theroux has written deeply moving stories about memory, longing, and the passing of time, reclaiming his status, once again, as a master of the form.
From the bestselling novelist, travel writer, and master of the short story (NPR) comes a brilliant new collection.
The stories in Paul Therouxs fascinating new collection are both exotic and domestic, their settings ranging from Hawaii to Africa and New England. Each focuses on lifes vanishing pointsa moment when seemingly all lines running through ones life converge, and one can see no farther, yet must deal with the implications. With the insight, subtlety, and empathy that has long characterized his work, Theroux has written deeply moving stories about memory, longing, and the passing of time, reclaiming his status, once again, as a master of the form.