Sue Miller Books

Catherine Hubbard is at a crossroad in her San Francisco life. She is twice divorced - although she knows public opinion only seems to allow for one marital mistake - and her three children are grown and scattered. Then news comes that she has inherited her grandmother Georgia's home in Vermont. Putting her teaching job on hold, Catherine travels east to the house where she has frequently taken refuge, as a child from her mother's bouts of dementia and eventual suicide and later from the wreckage of her first marriage. Catherine finds in Vermont not only the ghosts of her own past but those of Georgia's as well. Diaries from the attic emerged of a young woman who had lost her own mother in her teens, who had been condemned to a sanitorium for tuberculosis, and there harboured a secret passion for a fellow patient. As Catherine increasingly comprehends the woman she has only ever known as a grandmother, she begins to feel as if she is living in two worlds, her own and Georgia's as a 'buried stream' below. With unforgettable characters so vivid you can almost see and touch them, THE WORLD BELOW is story telling at its most magical.

This stunning collection of 28 stories brings readers a literary portrait of the American family from 1894 to today. A collection of works that captures the essence of American families from living together and apart to loving and letting go.Regret / Kate Chopin --The lombardy poplar / Mary Wilkins Freeman --The widow's might / Charlotte Perkins Gilman --Old Rogaum and his Theresa / Theodore Dreiser --The sorrows of gin / John Cheever --I stand here ironing / Tillie Olsen --Simple and Counsin F.D. Roosevelt Brown / Langston Hughes --The sky is gray / Ernest J. Gaines --My Coney Island uncle / Harvey Swados --My son the murderer / Bernard Malamud --Final dwarf / Henry Roth --And Sarah laughed / Joanne Greenberg --Wedding day / Roberta Silman --The legacy of Beau Kremel / Stephen Wolf --Kiswana Brown / Gloria Naylor --Tuesdays / Mary Hedin --Afloat / Ann Beattie --Winterblossom garden / David Low --Old things / Bobbie Ann Mason --Starlight / Marian Thurm --The writer in the family / E.L. Doctorow --The rich brother / Tobias Wolff --My legacy / Don Zacharia --Violation / Mary Gordon --Appropriate affect / Sue Miller --What I did for love / Lynne Sharon Schwartz --Still of some use / John Updike --Elephant / Raymond Carver

The eleven short stories in this collection concern the growing obsession of a young man, John, with the three pretty daughters of the Abbott family. But John's hand-to-mouth upbringing contrasts bitterly with the wealthy society life of the Abbotts, and to Alice, Eleanor and Pamela he will never be anything other than a "boy from the other side of the tracks".

Lottie's second marriage is in trouble. Cameron, Lottie's brother, is reunited with Elizabeth, a neighbour he has been in love with since high school. The three, together, learn that adulthood brings opportunities to find not only great love, but also suffer great loss.

At the age of 72, Lily Roberts becomes a national celebrity when she writes her spiritual memoirs. Her children, Alan and Clary, are disturbed by Lily's intimate revelations about her married life. Ten years on, Lily comes to live with Alan, and the bitterness threatens to upset their lives.

A compilation of twenty American short stories originally published in magazines and periodicals issued between January 2001 and January 2002, selected for inclusion by guest editor Sue Miller.

Have you ever imagined a different life? That's what the play was about, she was thinking abruptly. The wish to imagine what life could be, how it could change, if you were unencumbered. Did everyone who was married do this from time to time, imagine an unencumbered life?

Jo Becker has every reason to be content. She has three dynamic daughters, a loving marriage, and a rewarding career. But she feels a sense of unease. Then an old housemate reappears, sending Jo back to a distant past when she lived in a communal house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Drawn deeper into her memories of that fateful summer in 1968, Jo begins to obsess about the person she once was. As she is pulled farther from her present life, her husband, and her world, Jo struggles against becoming enveloped by her past and its dark secret. “[While I Was Gone] swoops gracefully between the past and the present, between a woman’s complex feelings about her husband and her equally complex fantasies–and fears–about another man. . . . [Miller writes] well about the trials of faith.” –The New York Times Book Review “Quietly gripping . . . Jo shines steadily as the flawed and thoroughly modern heroine. As in her 1986 novel, The Good Mother, Miller shows how impulses can fracture the family.” –USA Today “Marvelous . . . poignant . . . powerful.” –Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer “Riveting . . . While I Was Gone [celebrates] what is impulsive in human nature.” –The New York Times “Miller weaves her themes of secrecy, betrayal, and forgiveness into a narrative that shines.” –Time

A reissue of the powerful and troubling debut sensation - which spent over six months at top of the New York Times bestseller list on its original publication thirty years ago Recently divorced, Anna Dunlap has two passionate attachments: her daughter, four-year-old Molly, and her lover, Leo, the man who makes her feel beautiful - and sexual - for the first time. Swept away by happiness and passion, Anna feels she has everything she's ever wanted. Then come the shocking charges that would threaten her new love, her new family - that force her to prove she is a good mother.

En familiekrønike fra 1950'ernes til 1970'ernes USA. I centrum er den autistiske bror Randall, altid fjern, men med umådelig betydning for familiens indbyrdes relationer

Exploring the complexities of human relationships and ethical dilemmas, this collection of stories delves into the moral landscape of contemporary life. Through nuanced characters and intricate narratives, the author examines themes of love, loss, and the choices that define us. Each story presents a unique perspective on the struggles and triumphs of individuals navigating their personal and societal challenges, offering readers a profound reflection on modern morality.

'Penetrating, intelligent, humane, funny too ... Smart and powerfully alive' Tessa Hadley 'Superb' Daily Mail 'A poignant page-turner, delving deep into our most intimate relationships' Evening Standard Annie is the great love of Graham's life. Here they are in late middle-age, the photographer and the bookseller, so mismatched and yet so well-matched. Theirs is a happy marriage of nearly thirty years - and even the happiest of marriages, Graham tells himself, have their secrets. Then the unthinkable happens, and suddenly Annie is alone, stumbling in the dark. How much can we ever know the people who love us? 'With what exquisite truth Sue Miller writes ... I was completely wrapped up in the beautifully, and often so tenderly observed rollercoaster of grief. An invaluably moving book' Juliet Nicolson 'It's absolutely wonderful - detailed, precise emotions that Miller gets down in such a tender moving way ... Devasting. Brilliant' Claire Fuller

Eva, a divorced and happily remarried mother of three, runs a small bookstore in a town north of San Francisco. When her second husband, John, is killed in a car accident, her family's fragile peace is once again overtaken by loss. Emily, the eldest, must grapple with newfound independence and responsibility. Theo, the youngest, can only begin to fathom his father's death. But for Daisy, the middle child, John's absence opens up a world of bewilderment, exposing her at the onset of adolescence to the chaos and instability that hover just beyond the safety of parental love. In her sorrow, Daisy embarks on a harrowing sexual odyssey, a journey that will cast her even farther out onto the harsh promontory of adulthood and lost hope.

Maybe some people just like to keep things private. Secret, I guess you'd say. Love came late to Meri, but in a rush: she met Nathan at thirty-six, he moved in a month later, and they married a month after that. Now they are moving to New England and a house of their own - a new life that Meri is not sure she even wants. She loves her husband, but feels there may be trouble ahead. Nathan, however, is boyishly excited that their next-door neighbour is the eminent Senator Tom Naughton, a political hero of his, now in his seventies. The Senator is nowhere to be seen, but Meri strikes up an unexpected friendship with his wife, the elegant Delia, sensing that she has much to learn from her - about marriage, love and motherhood. But soon she comes close to a terrible breach of trust that could ruin everything.

Set against the backdrop of 1960s New York, the book delves into the evolution of Cuban dance music, spotlighting key figures like José Fajardo and Johnny Pacheco. It explores the Cuban flute style's transformation post-1959 revolution and the vibrant charangas that thrived during the chachachá and pachanga craze, often overlooked in existing literature. By addressing issues of race, class, and identity, alongside musical transcriptions and interviews, it uncovers a rich history and the unique sabor that emerged from the interplay between Cuban and New York musical cultures.

'Als Anna en Brian besluiten te scheiden, gebeurt dat op zeer vriendschappelijke wijze. Hun dochter Molly zal bij Anna blijven wonen. Brian verhuist naar een andere stad i.v.m. zijn werk, hertrouwt en komt regelmatig bij Molly op bezoek. Maar als Anna een nieuwe relatie begint met de kunstenaar Leo, die voor het eerst hartstochtelijke emoties bij haar wakker maakt, leidt dat tot een vrijere opvoeding van Molly. Brian vindt sexuele openheid eng en als Molly hem vertelt dat ze Leo's penis mag aanraken (een incident dat uit zijn verband wordt gehaald), leidt dat tot een gevecht tussen de ouders waarbij Anna het voogdijschap van Molly verliest.

Catherine Hubbard decide di tornare nella casa della nonna Georgia, in Vermont, per cercare di riprendersi dal suo secondo divorzio. In quelle stanze piene di ricordi spera di lasciarsi alle spalle le preoccupazioni e i problemi. Catherine trova per caso i diari della nonna che le rivelano una donna molto diversa da quella che lei ha conosciuto. Le pagine ingiallite della memoria ripercorrono gli anni senza celare nulla: la passione mai sopita per Stewart, il suo primo, breve amore, e le incompremnsioni, i dubbi e i segreti che hanno segnato il suo lungo matrimonio. Catherine sente nascere un legame fortissimo con questa donna, così simile a lei, e decide di riprendere in mano la sua vita.

Als Alans Mutter Lily in das Haus ihres Sohnes einzieht, leben alte, längst erledigt geglaubte Gefühle wieder auf. Für den Versuch, damit umzugehen bleibt beiden nicht viel Zeit, da Lily an der Parkinsonschen Krankheit leidet.

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