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Swimming with Strangers

by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum

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ISBN13: 9780811860765
ISBN10: 0811860760
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"Lunstrum's uninspired second collection of short stories focuses on women unhappy in their lives and relationships. In 'Islands,' an older couple are prompted to reexamine their relationship after befriending a younger couple on a small Pacific Northwest island, while in 'Familial Kindness,' the conflict is between a woman and her long absent brother-in-law who returns to town for a funeral. Lunstrum returns often to the theme of love slowly burning out as years pass, as in 'Carmel,' where the husband reminisces about his wife's once smooth thighs and how she used to revel in parties rather than avoid them. In 'The Drowning,' a teenage girl is pursued by a persistent lifeguard at the summer camp where they work and her wariness to commit reflects her parents' own strained relationship. While the writing is generally competent, Lunstrum's plot lines veer into the unlikely, and the dialogue is too often unnatural." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

This Life She's Chosen, Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum's acclaimed debut story collection hailed as 'haunting and inspired' by The Boston Globe introduced readers to her penetrating and delicate voice. In eight new stories, Lunstrum further explores the nuances and complexities of women's relationships with their lovers, friends, and families in a new collection. Authentic, probing, and graceful, Swimming With Strangers reveals the currents hidden beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary events.

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ISBN:
9780811860765
Author:
Lunstrum, Kirsten Sundberg
Publisher:
Chronicle Books
Author:
Sundberg Lunstrum, Kirsten
Subject:
General
Subject:
Short stories
Publication Date:
November 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
197
Dimensions:
8.10x5.90x.80 in. .75 lbs.

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