The Dark and Other Love Stories [Hardcover]

Inher second collection, Willis zooms in and out on her chosen subjects, adroitlyexamining the physical and emotional distances that separate people from oneanotherand from the mysteries of theirlives.Deborah Willis tapes deep into the surreal in thereal in her second collection, and every story will pull on a differentheartstring while bringing tears to your eyes (both from laughing and crying).Willis is an immensely talented writer, and her new collection is a thing of beauty: sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes funny, always sharply observed, elegant and incisive.A bright, adventurous, and lively collection. Deborah Willis seems to be able to go anywhere and do anything, taking the reader from the Ukraine to Mars. Beautifully told and strangely moving, these stories made the world seem like a slightly different and much more interesting place after I had read them.These poignant, sharply observed stories examine love in its many guises. A marvelous collection.The emotional range and depth of [Williss stories], the clarity and deftness, are astonishing.Alice Munro