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The Angel of RomeA stunning collection of tender and brilliant stories about the moments when life changes youfor the better, for the worse, for the outrageous. "One of our finest practitioners of the short story form returns with an ebullient second collection. . . . Wise, poignant, and generous of spirit, these stories remind us that Jess Walter is a national treasure."Esquire Empathetic yet unsentimental [and] intensely affecting fiction. . . . Largehearted and

park setting with tree and flowers

they realize they'll have to find it before anyone from the Isle does

Sean’s mother

When ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot

Yet in spite of exploitation

In the years around 1870

who helps keep Imogen's biases in check

with an introduction from National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte Gordon

He must prepare for the worst and his Bad Dream Action Plan includes a fire extinguisher to snuff out dragons and a fan to blast away ghosts

With wide eyes

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press (September 22

Her teacher leaves the classroom to her for a day and then the principal of her entire school puts Maya in charge