num_pages: 288
description: In fifteen extraordinary and lyrical short stories, esteemed novelist Gail Godwin has created worlds in which we discover ourselves as lovers, mothers, wives, and friends.Carefully, delicately, Ms. Godwin peels back the layers of defense and reveals women who search for meaning and connection in a world of abstraction and isolation. In "Dream Children," a reckless young wife finds herself unable to separate from the child she has lost; in "My Love, His Summer Vacation," the mistress of a married man so closely follows his every action that she has no life of her own; and in "Indulgences," a woman makes a list of her lovers, only to wonder if she can love.A keen observer of both heart and mind, Ms. Godwin has conjured up a stunning collection of stories that strike at the center of our lives.Contents:Dream children --False lights --Some side effects of time travel --Nobody's home --My lover, his summer vacation --Interstices --The legacy of the motes --Why does a great man love --Death in Puerto Vallarta --An intermediate stop --A sorrowful woman --Layover --The woman who kept her poet --Indulgences --Notes for a story --A conversation with Gail Godwin --Reading group questions and topics for discussion --Queen of the underworld [novel excerpt].
language: English
title: Dream Children: Stories
titlecomplete: Dream Children: Stories
genres: Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 78
publisher: Ballantine Books