Maggie Brown & Others

In this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, each one "a marvel of concision and compassion" ( Washington Post ), a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and "master of his form" ( New York Times ) takes the short story to new heights. Through forty-four compressed gems, Peter Orner, a writer who "doesn't simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls" ( NYT Book Review ), chronicles people whose lives are at inflection points, gripping us with a series of d