Herb's Pajamas, a superbly crafted ensemble of related vignettes, reminds us that life holds both laughter and loss. Happily, life also holds the writing of Abigail Thomas, a former editor who has the uncanny ability to incisively yet deferentially reveal her characters' hearts/5(5). · Most writers I know are fans of Abigail Thomas. I know I have been since I read her creative non-fiction book, Safekeeping, a few years www.doorway.ru short story collection, Herb’s Pajamas, predates that wonderful book, but I’m only now getting around . By Abigail Thomas. With her own special brand of delicate, elliptical, and humorous fiction, Abigail Thomas offers another extraordinary visit with people she knows far better than they know themselves. There's Walter, newly abandoned by his wife; there's Edith, a fiftyish virgin; there's Bunny, taking care of her mother and her mother's.
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HERB'S PAJAMAS. by Abigail Thomas ‧ RELEASE DATE: Ma. A curiously uneven gathering of four very loosely linked stories. Thomas (An Actual Life, , etc.), who specializes in romantic and familial conflict, has been compared to Anne Tyler, but her knowing portraits of terminally lonely people more closely resemble Dorothy Parker's (albeit with the acid content considerably diluted). Herb's Pajamas, a superbly crafted ensemble of related vignettes, reminds us that life holds both laughter and loss. Happily, life also holds the writing of Abigail Thomas, a former editor who has the uncanny ability to incisively yet deferentially reveal her characters' hearts. Compare book prices from over , booksellers. Find Herb's Pajamas () by Thomas, Abigail.
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