THE LATEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MATRIX
'Brawler captures a towering talent.'
FINANCIAL TIMES
'Groff conjures a whole world in each brilliant story.'
CLAIRE FULLER
'You'll walk away feeling more connected to other people and with more compassion for yourself.'
HARPER'S BAZAAR
'Groff reminds us of the myriad human galaxies around us, spinning off brightly into the dark.'
MELISSA HARRISON
Ranging from the 1950s to the present day and moving across age, class, and region - from New England to Florida to California - these nine stories reflect and expand upon a single shared theme: the ceaseless battle between the dark and light in all of...
Lauren Groff is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including Fates and Furies, Matrix, and The Vaster Wilds, and two other story collections, including Florida. Winner of The Story Prize and the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, she has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her work regularly appears in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and elsewhere, and her books have been translated into thirty-six languages. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, where she and her husband own the independent bookstore The Lynx.
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