Many stories cut off at their apexes-a kiss, a walk through an orchard, a walk up the aisle, the realization of joy and love and home found within another soul. Despite the brevity of the tales and the thematic constants (American-British pairings living in London monthlong trips weekends in the country wild and cultivated gardens jobs as fashion editors, nurses, and lawyers unexpected accidents chance encounters and a plethora of family members and siblings and children and loving mothers and, sometimes, women who have no one at all), each story stands alone, unique and memorable, with its own story of love found. In this collection of 15 short stories, published together for the first time, Pilcher (1924-2019) has done something remarkable. Love-falling in love, being in love, trying to rediscover love-can be even more wildly complex because it involves two people coming together.
They have moods and frustrations and make impromptu decisions that have long-lasting repercussions. A delightful collection of short stories that explore the myriad facets of falling in and out of love.
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