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A Perfect Universe
A Perfect Universe: Ten Stories | Scott O'Connor
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Scott OConnors novels have been hailed as astonishing (Library Journal), and so insistently stirring, you want to lean in close to catch every word (The New York Times Book Review). Now, from the author of Untouchable and Half World comes A Perfect Universe, a piercingly emotional cycle of stories in the tradition of Jennifer Egans A Visit from the Goon Squad and Annie Proulxs Close Range. Welcome to the often-overlooked corners of sun-bleached Los Angeles, where a teenaged bicycle thief searches for a kidnapped boy, a young musician emerges as the lone survivor of a building collapse, and an aging actor faces the erasure of his past. There, far from the Hollywood spotlight, we also meet two sisters locked in a destructive cycle of memory and illness, coffee-shop regulars whose lives are torn apart by a stunning moment of violence, and the desperate, fraudulent writer whose fictions connect these unforgettable characters in subtle and surprising ways. Sharply observed, exhilaratingly paced, and beautifully written, A Perfect Universe is a masterful exploration of growing up and growing old, loss and longing, identity and deception, and the search for redemption, humanity, and grace.
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Well my #shortstoryswap package finally went out to @quietjenn today! Supposed to arrive Thursday so keep an eye out for it 😁😁

Thanks to everyone who has tagged me to let me know your books have been sent and received! Keep it up ... almost there. A few participants I haven‘t heard from yet so don‘t forget 📚📦

ephemeralwaltz Exciting! 6y
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BookishMe I had emailed you last week after sending mine ;)) I have also updated on my match's post 6y
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