Description: From classics such as Chekhov's The Lady with the Lapdog to such modern fare as Richard Ford's Fireworks, this anthology of great love stories captures the desire, obsession, power, and spirit of the emotion that drives and transforms lives.
Brief description:
Jeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit and attended Brown and Stanford Universities. His first novel, The Virgin Suicides, was published to great acclaim in 1993 and was made into a film directed by Sofia Coppola. His second novel, Middlesex, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Review Quotes:
“The mix chosen by Eugenides is wonderful. . . . And it is a bigger thrill to realize that however painful the heartbreak, love offers real rewards--and these stories are among them.” - Los Angeles Times
“Wonderful . . . Eugenides has chosen splendid work.” - Washington Post Book World
“The 27 short stories in this collection provide healthy doses of longing and disappointment, but reading them is thoroughly enjoyable, like diving into a box of fine chocolates and savoring the bitter along with the sweet...the book makes a great Valentine's Day gift for spouses, friends or lovers.” - Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers
"[T]horoughly enjoyable . . . the book makes a great Valentine's Day gift for spouses, friends, or lovers." - Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers
“I can...recommend one very good gift for this Valentine's Day: My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead” - Kansas City Star
“Eugenides has made wonderful choices from writers both classic and contemporary.” - New Orleans Times-Picayune
"A perfect Valentine's Day gift for lovers of literary fiction." - Kirkus Reviews
"The mix chosen by Eugenides is wonderful. . . . love offers real rewards--and these stories are among them." - Los Angeles Times
“The wonder of 'My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead' is that it manages to capture a deep as well as broad range of this funny thing called love... By focusing on literary merit, Eugenides has produced a treasury worth holding dear.” - Christian Science Monitor
“Cupid is rarely kind in “Sparrow,” but his arrows are always razor-sharp.” - San Antonio Express-News