From the award-winning author of the acclaimed short story collection Director of the World comes this charmingly poignant tale of two sisters whose experiences often separate them but whose love for eachother is deepened over a lifetime. Bonded by their affection and shared loneliness, Gladys and Ivy remain divided by a wall of silence that prevents Gladys from accepting the solace Ivy desperately wants to give. But their quiet lives are upended when a young woman with a mysterious past arrives on their doorstep and whisks Gladys away on a journey of discovery. Ultimately Gladys's...
From the award-winning author of the acclaimed short story collection Director of the World comes this charmingly poignant tale of two sisters whos...
The characters in Director of the World and Other Stories are often distanced, lonely, or displaced from others and the events around them, yet they are almost always ready to act, to become involved with others, and to change. In "Eyes of Others," a woman, stopping with her family at a Howard Johnson's during a trip, becomes fascinated by the meeting of two strangers and attempts to connect with her own family. Two teenaged girls in "While Mother Was Gone with 571" play a practical joke on a lonely neighbor and watch from the roof of their house as the consequences unfold. These...
The characters in Director of the World and Other Stories are often distanced, lonely, or displaced from others and the events around them, yet they a...