Amy Bloom Silver Water Come To Me

Come to me is a fantastic collection of short stories that highlight author amy bloom s remarkable remarkable insight into human perspectives and emotions.

Amy bloom silver water come to me. And normal her stories have appeared in best american short stories o. Silver water which won a national magazine award when it was first published is the best known story as well as one of three stories about violet s family in amy bloom s first collection of. In the short story silver water by amy bloom we enter the life of a family that is being ripped apart by the tragedy of a mental illness yet is still fiercely loyal to each other. The clear blue beauty of it cools you and lifts you up beyond your heat beyond your body.

Wives who become. Critics lauded her skill in drawing her characters many of whom were as jeanne schinto dubbed them in belles letters psychological anomalies. The characters populating the stories cover such a wide spectrum of circumstances attitudes and behaviors that bloom seems. Bloom uses humor in an unexpected way to show the loyalty and solidarity of the family.

Silver water summary amy bloom s first collection of short stories come to me brought her immediate acclaim. The first sentence of the first story love is not a pie evinces the contradictions layers and interconnections of her narrator s existence and hooks the reader entirely. Amy bloom s first collection of short stories come to me brought her immediate acclaim. Amy bloom holds her characters close to us as they encounter the everyday mysteries of need and desire showing us tenderness and humor in the midst of grief and sorrow laying bare their loyalties and loves their fear and their courage their folly and their faith.

A frightened father in need of redemption. Amy bloom s 1993 collection come to me is filled with yearning mysteries of romantic and familial love that are far more complex than the phrase love story allows. Critics lauded her skill in drawing her characters many of whom were as jeanne schinto dubbed them in belles letters psychological anomalies. This detailed literature summary also contains bibliography on silver water by amy bloom.

This stunning collection of stories takes us into the inner worlds of families the hidden corners of marriages and affairs and friendships and introduces us to people whose lives are shaken and changed by love. A grieving mother in need of comfort. Henry prize short stories the scribner anthology of contemporary short fiction and many other anthologies here and abroad. Amy bloom s silver water my sister s voice was like mountain water in a silver pitcher.

Amy bloom is the author of come to me a national book award finalist. Each and every story is original and entertaining and each engenders a strong emotional response in the reader. Picador 1995 families 177 pages.