Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Relative strangers: Short stories, by Margaret Hermes

I was very sorry I missed seeing the author at the library a few weeks ago as I enjoyed this collection very much. Of course, part of the fun is the U. City locale for several of the stories. Most of the stories involve familial relationships, and demonstrate how even our closest relatives remain in many ways strangers to us. I particularly liked the juxtaposition of two stories, Second lover, and Foreign Exchange where life imitates art in a surprising way. I look forward to reading more of her stories and was disappointed that we don’t seem to own her novel, Phoenix nest. 167 pp.

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