Rowing to Eden

Amy Bloom has long been regarded as a master of the short story form. Here, her brilliance shines across two decades and more than twenty-five stories.

From the bereaved widow who finds unexpected comfort in "Sleepwalking", to the matchmaking shrink in "Psychoanalysis Changed My Life"; from the teenage girl furious at her dying mother in "Hold Tight" to the transgressive lovers of "The Gates Are Closing"; from the married friends irresistibly drawn to one another in "William and Clare" to the brave and heartless girl in "Permafrost"—these are stories brimming with life and grief, erotically charged and beautifully crafted.