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A new storyline collection from Edith Pearlman, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Honor and finalist for the National Book Award for her previous collection, Binocular Vision. From the National E book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Binocular Vision, Honeydew further solidifies Edith Pearlman's place among famous brands all-time great storyline authors such as John Updike, Alice Munro, Frank O'Connor, and Anton Chekhov. Pearlman writes about the predicaments to be human. The title story involves an affair, an illegitimate pregnancy, anorexia, and adolescent medication use, however the real excitement originates from the complex attention Pearlman devotes to the inside life of young Emily, who hopes she were a insect. In "Sonny", a mom prays for her daughters to be barren so they never have to see the fatality of a kid. "The Golden Swan" transports the listener to a cruise ship with luxurious buffets-and a delight stowaway. In prose that is really as wise as it is poetic, Pearlman shines light on small, devastatingly specific moments to indicate the beauty and grace found in everyday activities. She maps the mental health landscapes of her exquisitely rendered individuals with unending compassion and seeming effortlessness. Both because of its artistry and then for the lives of the individuals it presents, Honeydew is a series that will take listeners back time and again. These stories display once more that Pearlman is a master of the proper execution and this hers is a vision unfailingly wise and forgiving.
