Come to Me (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Amy Bloom
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Marriage, Mental illness, Adultery, Depression, mental, Middle age, Psychotherapy or psychotherapists
Perhaps the most refreshing thing about Amy Bloom’s short stories is that she examines the hidden contours of her characters’ lives without presenting them as unsavory. Though she frequently focuses on sex and sexuality in relationships that may be adulterous, incestuous, or simply painful, her focus is not on presenting them voyeuristically or moralistically. Instead, her focus is usually on what her main character finds uplifting or renewing about a relationship that defies conventional expectations, and secondarily, what in this relationship is too painful for words.
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