{"product_id":"women-in-their-beds-thirty-five-stories-paperback","title":"Women in Their Beds: Thirty-Five Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGina Berriault\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Orner\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In these 35 stories, one struggles to find a sentence that is anything less than jewel-box perfect.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGina Berriault is known for the complexity and compassion with which she weaves her characters, and her stories are such models of economy that they seem almost telepathic. In this reissue of her collected stories--twenty years after its first publication--with a new introduction by renowned author and devoted Berriault advocate Peter Orner--we see the deft hand of this well-loved master of the short story at its best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerriault employs her vital sensibility--sometimes subtly ironic and sometimes achingly raw--to touch on the inevitability of suffering and the nature of individuality, daring to see into the essence of our predicaments. What moves us? What dictates our behavior? What alters us? Her writing is spare, evanescent, pulsing with life and shimmering with life's strange hope. Her stories illustrate the depth of her emotional understanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Half the women in the world are right now in bed, theirs or somebody else's, whether it's night or day, whether they want to be or not...\" With \u003ci\u003eWomen in Their Beds, \u003c\/i\u003e Berriault's prose--moving, honest, and wise--achieves a mastery of the short story form that was in evidence every step of her long career. She was a completely modern writer, blessed with an exquisite sense of the potency of words and the ability to create moments of empathy that are both disturbing and mysteriously amusing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGina Berriault\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of four novels, three earlier short story collections, and several screenplays. One of the most celebrated short story writers in her lifetime, she was the recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including the PEN\/Faulkner Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Rea Award for the Short Story, and a Commonwealth Gold Medal for Literature. She died in 1999. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Orner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two short story collections and two novels, including \u003ci\u003eEsther Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove and Shame and Love\u003c\/i\u003e. His latest book, an essay collection\/memoir \u003ci\u003eAm I Alone Here?\u003c\/i\u003e, was named a finalist for the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award. Orner teaches at Dartmouth College.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770621722912,"sku":"9781619029613","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cfefe3ae6c04c0085882c26b37ddd3c3.webp?v=1780375415","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/women-in-their-beds-thirty-five-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}