"We are all walking around this city with our hearts sadly swimming
in our chests, like dying fish on the surface of a still pond. It's
enough to make you give up entirely." --from "Instant Love"
But we don't give up. We keep trying. We're either too stupid to
learn from our mistakes or we honestly believe that the next time
will be different; it's hard to say which. Driven by the mad
hopefulness that is part of the human condition, we are constantly
falling in and out of love with a slightly different version of the
person who came before. Jami Attenberg chronicles those exact
moments with heartbreaking realism in her powerful debut, "Instant
Love."
Told through the eyes of three young women and their friends and
lovers, " Instant Love" explores what it means to be in love, what
it means to be lonely, and what it means to be both at the same
time. Holly turns to computer dating to find love even as she
thinks wistfully of a former boyfriend who loved her well and fed
her ice cream. Maggie recounts the story of her one crazy summer to
her disbelieving husband and feels the distance between them grow
wider than the void across their king-sized bed. And Sarah Lee
remembers the one who got away and the one she ran away from, all
the while moving toward the one she can actually love.
As Holly, Maggie, and Sarah Lee move through the rituals of modern
love, they have to decide who is worth taking a chance on in a
world where things don't fall into place easily, people are often
difficult, and disappointment is the rule. Through their stories,
Attenberg presents a rare, honest look at love.
Also available as an eBook.
"From the Hardcover edition."
General
Imprint: |
Crown Publications
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2007 |
First published: |
April 2007 |
Authors: |
Jami Attenberg
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Dimensions: |
203 x 130 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-307-33783-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-307-33783-9 |
Barcode: |
9780307337832 |
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