Bending Heaven: Stories - Hardcover

Kane, Jessica Francis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582432066 ISBN 13: 9781582432069

Publisher: Catapult, 2002

Synopsis

A collection of stories set in the U.S. and London portrays characters at odds with the patterns of their lives, from a mathematician who forsakes everything to prove a theory, to a young New York publicist trying to make ends meet, to a woman author achieving fame late in life. 20,000 first printing.

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Synopsis:

Gorgeous, melancholic stories of family relationships--and of trying to survive the modern world. "In her life, she'd rarely felt taller than the trees." So observes a character in Jessica Francis Kane's beautiful and insightful debut stories.Set in the United States and London, this striking collection introduces us to a range of complex characters: some anguished in their pursuit of impractical dreams, others struggling with the painful intimacy of families. We meet a mathematician who has forsaken everything in order to prove a theory, a young New York publicist trying to make ends meet, an older woman author achieving fame late in life. In each story, Kane combines elegant prose with wit, generosity, and emotional power to portray characters at odds with the pattern of their lives, often awkward or embarrassed or desperately impulsive. Much of what they understand about the people who would love them remains private, internal. In time, intimacy begins to look a lot like mere politeness among strangers. The problem, these stories suggest, is not misunderstanding but understanding too well.Bending Heaven marks the debut of a stunning new talent.

About this edition

• Publisher: Catapult
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1582432066
• ISBN 13: 9781582432069
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 202