Touchy Subjects: Stories - Hardcover

Donoghue, Emma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151013861 ISBN 13: 9780151013869

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006

Synopsis

In this sparkling collection of nineteen stories, the bestselling author of Slammerkin returns to contemporary affairs, exposing the private dilemmas that result from some of our most public controversies. A man finds God and finally wants to father a child-only his wife is now forty-two years old. A coach's son discovers his sexuality on the football field. A roommate's bizarre secret liberates a repressed young woman. From the unforeseen consequences of a polite social lie to the turmoil caused by the hair on a woman's chin, Donoghue dramatizes the seemingly small acts upon which our lives often turn. Many of these stories involve animals and what they mean to us, or babies and whether to have them; some replay biblical plots in modern contexts. With characters old, young, straight, gay, and simply confused, Donoghue dazzles with her range and her ability to touch lightly but delve deeply into the human condition.

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Review:

PRAISE FOR TOUCHY SUBJECTS"Lucid, concise, clever and poignant. Roaming the globe, from many walks of life, bearing their painful and wonderful aspects alike, Donoghue's characters will remind readers of themselves in the here and now."--THE MIAMI HERALD"Touchy Subjects parades a variety of styles, but I'd say Donoghue's greatest talent is for humor . . . Written over a number of years, these stories demonstrate considerable versatility."--THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Book Description:

From the acclaimed novelist an electrifying collection of stories exploring taboos and secrets.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0151013861
• ISBN 13: 9780151013869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288