Why they run the way they do : stories /
From the celebrated author of Who I Was Supposed to Be comes twelve beautiful short stories celebrating the everyday truths of people facing unusual or challenging situations and often of their own making. In Why They Run the Way They Do, critically acclaimed author Susan Perabo illustrates the triu...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: | From the celebrated author of Who I Was Supposed to Be comes twelve beautiful short stories celebrating the everyday truths of people facing unusual or challenging situations and often of their own making. In Why They Run the Way They Do, critically acclaimed author Susan Perabo illustrates the triumphs and tragedies of daily life. Perfectly distilled into moments of sharp humor and poignancy, her latest collection features ordinary people in sometimes extraordinary circumstances. Two young students try their hand at blackmail upon learning an illicit secret, a woman grapples with feelings of betrayal after discovering her spinster sister's pregnancy test, the ghost of a couple's past comes back to haunt them in the form of their toddlers stuffed toy. Brilliantly crafted, Why They Run the Way They Do is ultimately an homage to the philosophy that life without humor is no life at all. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 198 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781476761435 1476761434 9781476761442 1476761442 |