Maggie Brown & Others

**In this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, each one "a marvel of concision and compassion" (*Washington Post*), a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and "master of his form" (~i~>*New York Times*) takes the short story to new heights.**

Through forty-four compressed gems, Peter Orner, a writer who "doesn't simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls" (*NYT Book Review*), chronicles people whose lives are at inflection points, gripping us with a series of defining moments.

Whether it's a first date that turns into a late-night road trip to a séance in an abandoned airplane hangar, or a family's memories of the painful mystery surrounding a neglected uncle's demise, Orner reveals how our fleeting decisions between kindness and abandonment chase us across time. These stories are anchored by a poignant novella that delivers not only the joys and travails of a forty-year marriage, but an entire era in a working-class New England city. Bristling with the crackling energy of life itself, *Maggie Brown & Others* marks the most sustained achievement to date for "a master of his form" (*New York Times*).

- **A *New York Times* Notable Book** - **A *Chicago Tribune* Notable Book** - **An *Oprah Magazine* Best Book of 2019** - ***Kirkus Reviews* Best Short Fiction of 2019** - **Longlisted for the Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates Prize**