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Come to Me
Come to Me: Stories | Amy Bloom
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This stunning collection of stories takes us into the inner worlds of families, the hidden corners of marriages and affairs and friendships, and introduces us to people whose lives are shaken and changed by love: a grieving mother in need of comfort; a frightened father in need of redemption; wives who become mistresses and regret it, or dont; a psychiatrist crashing through professional boundaries to provide for her husband and son. Amy Bloom holds her characters close to us as they encounter the everyday mysteries of need and desire, showing us tenderness and humour in the midst of grief and sorrow. She writes the kind of fiction that celebrates the flawed dignity of the human and reminds us all of the fine venture of living in grace and hope in the worlds we are born to and make.
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Reading Envy Podcast Episode 168: TBR Explode 3 *BONUS*

Jenny uses part of her Fall Break to record a bonus episode that has some end of the year stuff but is almost all the third part of her 2019 TBR Explode Project. Jenny mocks herself for thinking she'd ever want to read philosophy, and tries to use less harsh language to talk about an author she doesn't care for.

https://tinyurl.com/ReadingEnvy168

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This 1993 collection of short stories has been on my to be read list since 2010, and once I started it for my #tbrexplode project, I couldn't put it down. All stories are focused on relationships, sometimes groups of stories from different perspectives, some are unusual types. Just like I'm used to from later works by this author, she has realistic insight into the inner workings of her characters.

CarolynM I love Amy Bloom but I haven't read this one. I must read it soon. 5y
ReadingEnvy @CarolynM I think it‘s the first book she published but she‘s definitely already herself! 5y
Cathythoughts What a gorgeous cover & picture (edited) 5y
Nute I think that it is often definitely worthwhile to follow the growth of an author by checking out their first work. I‘m interested in this book now thanks to this review!🙂 5y
ReadingEnvy @Nute good point! 5y
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All-night grocery stores seem to be the personal savior and favorite haunt... of single middle-aged men and women, too healthy and too lonely to fall asleep at ten o'clock; and of people like me, who are scared to go home.

totesmarisa Amy Bloom is just 🙌🏼 8y
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