- ISBN13: 9781400063574
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this collection by Amy Bloom, the New York Times bestselling author of Away. Bloom's astonishing and astute new work of interconnected stories illuminates the mysteries of passion, family, and friendship.
Propelled by Bloom's dazzling prose, unmistakable voice, and generous wit, Where the God of Love Hangs Out takes us to the margins and the centers of real people's lives, exploring the changes that love and loss create. A young woman is haunted by her roommate's murder; a man and his daughter-in-law confess their sins in the unlikeliest of places. In one quartet of interlocking stories, two middle-aged friends, married to others, find themselves surprisingly drawn to each other, risking all while never underestimating the cost. In another linked set of stories, we follow mother and son for thirty years as their small and uncertain family becomes an irresistible tribe.
Insightful, sensuous, and heartbreaking, these stories of passion and disappointment, life and death, capture deep human truths. As The New Yorker has said, "Amy Bloom gets more meaning into individual sentences than most authors manage in whole books."
Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Fiction
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i AM DISABPOINTED, SO MANY OF THE BOOKS THAT FIRST COME OUT ARE NOT IN TEXT TO SPEECH ENABLED. NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WELL WAS THE MAIN REASON I BOUGHT YOUR READER AND THE FACT THAT IT TURNED TEXT INTO SPEECH ENABLED. “WHERE THE GOD OF LOVE HANGS OUT” BY AMY BLOOM AND LA’S ORCHESTRA SAVES THE WORLD” ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH WERE THE LAST TWO BOOKS I LOOKED AT AND AM FEEL SORRY THEY ARE NOT BEING OFFERED WITH TEXT INTO SPEECH ENABLED.
Rating: 4 / 5
Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Fiction
For those who have loved the work of Bloom since “Love is Not a Pie,” this collection will be a welcome return to what this reviewer thinks Bloom does best: write about the nuances of human interactions. Brilliant, and compelling. Seamless. The quartet about the fictional Sampson family leaps to the mind, like a movie unfilmed. These are people you know, but Bloom shows you more than you’ve known before.
Rating: 5 / 5
Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Fiction
I love Amy Bloom and as such own all of her previous books. So I was a little annoyed when I realized that three of stories in this book had been previously published in Come to Me and Even a Blind Man can See How Much I Love You. I understand collecting things previously published in magazines, but in other books makes me nuts. I buy a lot of books and don’t need to buy anything twice. That being said – the stories are lovely – managing to convey romance, regret and a sense of the miracle of life all at once. If you haven’t already read her other collections this one is certainly worth it.
Rating: 3 / 5
Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Fiction
Amy Bloom is an amazing author. In her latest collection of stories, she creates startlingly dense and rich vignettes, filled with unforgettably complex characters, conflicted and sometimes inexplicable emotions, each story a window of truth. She’s exceptional at telling people’s stories, their secrets, at pulling me into her character’s lives, at surprising me. She clearly knows a thing or two about love and loss and life, about painting a picture with words.
I would only ask that the stories be longer, as I always want just a little more. I’ll read anything she writes.
Rating: 4 / 5
Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Fiction
This book was a joy to read. I could hardly put it down. It has real people in it- with real situations and emotions that anyone can identify with. The stories take unexpected twists and turns. The only downside is that the stories actually end. The cover of the book is a treat as well. Definitely one that will face out on my bookshelf.
Rating: 5 / 5
Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Fiction