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Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce
A collection of short stories by such acclaimed authors as Ann Beattie, John Updike, Andre Dubus, John Cheever, Michael Chabon, Russell Banks, Edmund White, Raymond Carver, and Sherman Alexie explores the emotional upheaval of divorce and separation from the perspectives of spouses, children, and others affected by the dissolution of a marriage. Reprint.
- GenresShort StoriesFiction
368 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2001
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About the author
Caitlin Shetterly
5 books126 followersCaitlin Shetterly is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio where she reports on arts and culture, food, and lifestyle. She can be heard on both All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. For Weekend Edition, she created a series of autobiographical audio diaries about the Recession under the title Diary of a Recession. These diaries, along with her blog, Passage West, inspired her memoir Made For You and Me: Going West, Going Broke, Finding Home (Voice, March 8, 2011).
Caitlin's first book, Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce, was published by the Putnam Berkley Group in 2001. For several years, she wrote a bimonthly column, "Bramhall Square," about relationships and love for the Portland Phoenix.
Caitlin is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Winter Harbor Theatre Company, where she produces and directs works that attempt to tackle the important issues of our time. Caitlin graduated with Honors in English and American Literature from Brown University. She lives with her husband, photographer Daniel E. Davis, their young son, and their salty dog, Hopper. When she isn't writing, directing plays, producing radio pieces, cooking, cleaning or childrearing, Caitlin spends as much time as possible reading, watching "Friday Night Lights" and, especially, walking outside in nature.
Caitlin's first book, Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce, was published by the Putnam Berkley Group in 2001. For several years, she wrote a bimonthly column, "Bramhall Square," about relationships and love for the Portland Phoenix.
Caitlin is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Winter Harbor Theatre Company, where she produces and directs works that attempt to tackle the important issues of our time. Caitlin graduated with Honors in English and American Literature from Brown University. She lives with her husband, photographer Daniel E. Davis, their young son, and their salty dog, Hopper. When she isn't writing, directing plays, producing radio pieces, cooking, cleaning or childrearing, Caitlin spends as much time as possible reading, watching "Friday Night Lights" and, especially, walking outside in nature.
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December 4, 2009
Contains some very interesting stories about divorce.. all written from different points of view. Some stories were very touching, and I especially liked “The Children Stay”. However, some also left me deftly wondering what the point of the story was. I’d probably skip half the number of stories if and when I pick this up again.
"Because of all that, my father always remembered the second before my mother left him for good and took me with her. No. I remember the second before my father left my mother and me. No. My mother remembered the second before my father left her to finish raising me all by herself."
"Because of all that, my father always remembered the second before my mother left him for good and took me with her. No. I remember the second before my father left my mother and me. No. My mother remembered the second before my father left her to finish raising me all by herself."
August 7, 2008
Had to abandon this one in while in the process of reading it; the stories were good, but I don't know what I was thinking trying to pick this up while in the middle of a divorce myself. Maybe I'll try it again in a few years.
November 18, 2015
Beautiful themed collection of stories on divorce. I often find themed collections get tiresome half-way through for me, so I read this as an in between books book (I know for some of you this makes sense), which helped to keep the subject fresh for me.
January 20, 2017
"Hobbits and Hobgoblins" is alone worth the price of admission.
November 22, 2014
Good short stories about divorce.
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