Books to Watch for in April - Reviews and Reading Guides
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the April 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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By Marisa Silver 176 pages; Simon & Schuster In the eight fierce stories in her second collection, Alone with You, Marisa Silver explores the impact of collateral damage, whether sustained in war or in life. In one story, set in a Los Angeles–area VA hospital, a young nurse's aide refuses to give up on a patient who is "three-quarters gone," because, as the orphan of a junkie mother, she knows that visible injuries are "never the gravest"...Read more |
