{"product_id":"in-other-lifetimes-all-ive-lost-comes-back-to-me-stories-paperback","title":"In Other Lifetimes All I've Lost Comes Back to Me: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCourtney Sender\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A deep and howling portrait of longing and loneliness.\" --\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A distinctive debut from a promising author.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A stunner from the very first page.\" --Deesha Philyaw, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e, in the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Millions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epraise from Ann Patchett, Alice McDermott, Danielle Evans, Elisa Albert, and Aimee Bender\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Populated with lovers who leave and return, with ghosts of the Holocaust and messages from the dead, Courtney Sender's debut collection speaks in a singular new voice about the longings and loneliness of contemporary love. The world of these fourteen interlocking stories is fiercely real but suffused with magic and myth, dark wit, and distinct humor. Here, ancient loss works its way deep into the psyche of modern characters, stirring their unrelenting lust for life. \u003cp\u003e In \"To Do With the Body,\" the Museum of Period Clothes becomes the perfect setting for a bloody crime. In \"Lilith in God's Hands,\" Adam's first wife has an affair in the Garden of Eden. And in the title story, a woman spends her life waiting for any of the men who have left her to come back, only to find them all at her doorstep at once. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For readers of Elena Ferrante, Nicole Krauss, and Carmen Maria Machado, and for anyone who has known love and loneliness, \u003ci\u003eIn Other Lifetimes All I've Lost Comes Back to Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise and sensual collection of old hauntings, new longings, and unexpected returns, with a finale that is a rousing call to the strength we each have, together or alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Populated with lovers who leave and return, with ghosts of the Holocaust and messages from the dead, Courtney Sender's debut collection speaks in a singular new voice about the longings and loneliness of contemporary love. The world of these fourteen interlocking stories is fiercely real but suffused with magic and myth, dark wit, and distinct humor. Here, ancient loss works its way deep into the psyche of modern characters, stirring their unrelenting lust for life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \"To Do With the Body,\" the Museum of Period Clothes becomes the perfect setting for a bloody crime. In \"Lilith in God's Hands,\" Adam's first wife has an affair in the Garden of Eden. And in the title story, a woman spends her life waiting for any of the men who have left her to come back, only to find them all at her doorstep at once. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For readers of Elena Ferrante, Nicole Krauss, and Carmen Maria Machado, and for anyone who has known love and loneliness, \u003ci\u003eIn Other Lifetimes All I've Lost Comes Back to Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise and sensual collection of old hauntings, new longings, and unexpected returns, with a finale that is a rousing call to the strength we each have, together or alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCourtney Sender's writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' Modern Love, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. A MacDowell and Yaddo fellow, she holds an MFA from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars and an MTS from Harvard Divinity School. She currently lives in the Boston area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760966926624,"sku":"9781952271786","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3d33578b853fc846773f54656fb8e483.webp?v=1780195550","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-other-lifetimes-all-ive-lost-comes-back-to-me-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}