Eheleute, die nach der Trennung den Ring nicht vom Finger bekommen; andere, die ihn weiter tragen, weil er ihnen einfach zu gut steht; eine Frau, der, nichts ahnend, während ihr Mann im Keller werkelt, die Scheidungspapiere zugestellt...

Explores the widening gulf between men and women and the paradoxical fear of and yearning for intimacy

"A literary moment and celebration - a new collection by one of America's most beloved and admired short story writers; her first in fifteen years. In these eight masterful stories, Lorrie Moore, explores the passage of time, and summons...

"Birds of America: Stories" von Lorrie Moore ist eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, die sich durch ihren scharfsinnigen Humor und ihre tiefgründige Erkundung menschlicher Beziehungen auszeichnen. Jede Geschichte bietet einen Einblick in...

Selections from three decades of the stylistically acclaimed American writer's arts criticism - taking in subjects diverse as Margaret Atwood, "The Wire" and "Titanic" - are brought together in this collection, set to appeal to the...

A collection of short stories forming an idiosyncratic guide to female existence, first published 30 years ago, and issued into the list of "Faber Modern Classics". von Moore, Lorrie

"Brisk, ironic ... scalpel-sharp.... A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories." --The New York Times Book ReviewIn these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce...

A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book A Best Book of the Year: San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Financial Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BookPage "Heartbreaking. . . . Mordantly funny. . . . Takes us on a rare flight...

Adrienne is living in a puritanical age, when the best compliment a childless woman can get is: 'You'd make a terrific mother'. That's when she goes to her friends' Labor Day picnic and accidentally kills their baby. The shock of this...

A novel that follows the lives of two 11-year-olds intent on escaping childhood. As the strength of their friendship is tested repeatedly, they begin to take their first, exhilarating steps towards adulthood. von Moore, Lorrie

This absorbing, ironic, bitter-sweet collection of nine stories marked Lorrie Moore's talented debut. Sharp, cruel and funny, the stories are presented as a highly idiosyncratic guide to female existence: 'How to be an Other Woman', 'How...

"Touches and dazzles and entertains. An enchanting novel." --The New York TimesIn this moving, poignant novel by the bestselling author of Birds of America we share a grown woman's bittersweet nostalgia for the wildness of her youth. The...