...what all of them were yearning for, though none of them had come anywhere near it...

[decemberthirty]

A man worries vaguely about his sister while stuck in the Paris airport after his flight is cancelled. A young couple pay two separate visits--first to his parents and later to her family--and they each react differently to the way the presence of the other causes contexts to shift and familiar things and people to seem strange. Three strangers

Comments

[rachel2205]

Love her discussion of short stories!

[decemberthirty]

Yes! She's clearly a smart and thoughtful writer. Highly recommended!

[lusimeles]

i love this. and these quotes! you're very right about the seeming effortlessness. that is basically my biggest envy.

[decemberthirty]

She's totally worth reading, if you haven't. I don't know whether all her work is this good, but based on this one book, I'd say she's underappreciated.

[decemberthirty]

Oh, hello! Your journal seemed to have disappeared for awhile--I was afraid you had deleted it! But perhaps I was wrong. I think I'll need to go add you again, which I will do right now...

Anyhow, I like the idea that there can be a lot of thought, development, progress, etc, happening below the surface of our awareness. In a way, it's a form of having faith in the process-- trusting that my mind is doing what it needs to, even when it feels idle to me.

The stories are very much worth reading, and I hope you enjoy them if you do!

[firefish]

[decemberthirty]

I think it was published relatively recently. 2012, maybe? I'm pretty sure it's Hadley's most recent book. I hope you enjoy it if you do end up reading it. I'd love to hear about what you think!

[marchioness]

And I'm so glad we had that little conversation. You're so encouraging. ♥

What lovely excerpts!