Other People We MarriedThe beloved story collection from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Vacationers, All Adults Here and This Time Tomorrow In Other People We Married, Straub creates characters as recognizable as a best friend, and follows them through moments of triumph and transformation with wit, vulnerability, and dazzling insight. In “Some People Must Really Fall in Love,” an assistant professor takes halting steps into the awkward world of office politics while harboring feelings for a freshman student. Two sisters struggle with old assumptions about each other as they stumble to build a new relationship in “A Map of Modern Palm Springs.” In “Puttanesca,” two widows move tentatively forward, still surrounded by ghosts and disappointments from the past. These twelve stories, filled with sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language, announce the arrival of a major new talent. |
Contents
Some People Must Really Fall in Love | 1 |
Rosemary | 21 |
A Map of Modern Palm Springs | 35 |
Pearls | 53 |
Abrahams Enchanted Forest | 69 |
FlyOver State | 89 |
Other People We Married | 119 |
Puttanesca | 141 |
Marjorie and the Birds | 167 |
Orient Point 181 8 | 181 |
Hot Springs Eternal | 195 |
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