“ Knock, And He'll open the door. Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun. Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens. Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything. ” ― Rumi
With humour, wisdom and tenderness, Ann Packer offers ten short stories about women and men - wives and husbands, sisters and brothers, daughters, sons, mothers, fathers, friends and lovers - who discover that life's greatest surprises may be found in tha
This stunning follow-up to the bestselling The Dive from Clausens Pier takes readers on a journey into a life-long friendship tested by a harrowing crisis.
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012 gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. These remarkable stories explore the boundaries of the imagination in settings as various as an army trainin
From Ann Packer, author of the New York Times best-selling novels The Dive from Clausen’s Pier and Songs Without Words, a collection of burnished, emotionally searing stories, framed by two unforgettable linked narratives that express the transformation