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Mothers : stories / Chris Power.

Power, Chris, 1974- (author.). Power, Chris, 1974- Mother 1: Summer 1976. (Added Author). Power, Chris, 1974- Above the wedding. (Added Author). Power, Chris, 1974- Crossing. (Added Author). Power, Chris, 1974- Colossus of Rhodes. (Added Author). Power, Chris, 1974- Mother 2: Innsbruck. (Added Author). Power, Chris, 1974- Haväng dolmen. (Added Author). Power, Chris, 1974- Run. (Added Author). Power, Chris, 1974- Portals. (Added Author). Power, Chris, 1974- Johnny Kingdom. (Added Author). Power, Chris, 1974- Mother 3: Eva. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Chris Power’s stories are peopled by men and women who find themselves at crossroads or dead ends—characters who search without knowing what they seek. Their paths lead them to thresholds, bridges, rivers, and sites of mysterious, irresistible connection to the past. A woman uses her mother’s old travel guide, aged years beyond relevance, to navigate on a journey to nowhere; a stand-up comic with writer’s block performs a fateful gig at a cocaine-fueled bachelor party; on holiday in Greece, a father must confront the limits to which he can keep his daughters safe. Braided throughout is the story of Eva, a daughter, wife, and mother, whose search for a self and place of belonging tracks a devastating path through generations. Ranging from remote English moors to an ancient Swedish burial ground to a hedonistic Mexican wedding, the stories in Mothers lay bare the emotional and psychic damage of life, love, and abandonment. Suffused with yearning, Power’s transcendent prose expresses a profound ache for vanished pasts and uncertain futures."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780374213664
ISBN: 0374213666
Physical Description: 287 pages ; 20 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Mother 1: Summer 1976 -- Above the wedding -- The crossing -- The Colossus of Rhodes -- Mother 2: Innsbruck -- The haväng dolmen -- Run -- Portals -- Johnny Kingdom -- Mother 3: Eva.