Five Tuesdays in Winter
Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King is a collection of short stories published by Grove Atlantic in 2022. This edition, comprising 256 pages, presents a range of narratives that delve into the complexities of human relationships and emotions. Through the intimate voices of its characters, the book explores themes of desire, loss, and the challenges of love, offering readers a glimpse into the lives of individuals facing pivotal moments.
In this collection, readers will encounter a diverse array of situations, from a reclusive bookseller grappling with the discomfort of love to college roommates confronting their past during a poignant reunion. The stories also feature a proud grandfather in a hospital setting and a writer reflecting on the men who have attempted to silence her. With its focus on family life and the intricacies of human connection, Five Tuesdays in Winter invites readers to engage with the raw and honest experiences of its characters.
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“Five Tuesdays in Winter moved me, inspired me, thrilled me. It filled up every chamber of my heart. I loved this book.” –Ann Patchett
By the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers and Euphoria comes a masterful new collection of short stories
Lily King, one of the most “brilliant” (New York Times Book Review), “wildly talented” (Chicago Tribune), and treasured authors of contemporary fiction, returns after her recent bestselling novels with Five Tuesdays in Winter, her first book of short fiction.
Told in the intimate voices of complex, endearing characters, Five Tuesdays in Winter intriguingly subverts expectations as it explores desire, loss, jolting violence, and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs. A reclusive bookseller begins to feel the discomfort of love again. Two college roommates have a devastating middle-aged reunion. A proud old man rages powerlessly in his granddaughter’s hospital room. A writer receives a visit from all the men who have tried to suppress her voice.
Romantic, hopeful, brutally raw, and unsparingly honest, this wide-ranging collection of ten selected stories by one of our most accomplished chroniclers of the human heart is an exciting addition to Lily King’s oeuvre of acclaimed fiction.
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