Ms. Beatrice Hempel, teacher of seventh grade, is new--new to teaching, new to the school, newly engaged, and newly bereft of her idiosyncratic father. Grappling awkwardly with her newness, she struggles to figure out what is expected of her in life and at work.
This debut novel enters the realm of the magical, taking place in the mind of the sleeping Madeleine, who is a spinoff from Ludwig Bemelmans's celebrated children's books about the little girl living in a convent. As her family tries to figure out why Madeleine sleeps so long, Madeleine's dreams take flight: she travels with a family of gypsies, ...
""Is it all right if I reach out and touch you? she said. While you read?"" -- Peter Rock, ""Blooms"" "Do Me" gathers the smartest, sexiest fiction and essays from the award-winning journal "Tin House," In this collection, the stories do more than just titillate"; Tin House" authors explore sex from all angles: first moves, breakups, blind gay ...
"Tin House" has become a forerunner of brilliant and fresh contemporary fiction, and this astonishing collection captures some of the most promising literary voices writing today. The anthology includes tastes of Aimee Bender's surreal aesthetic, Miranda July's charming and quirky prose, and Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum heart-stopping and lyrical style. ...
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