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Title details for Other People's Love Affairs by D. Wystan Owen - Available

Other People's Love Affairs

Stories

by D. Wystan Owen
Antony Ferguson
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In the classic tradition of fiction by James Joyce, William Trevor, and Elizabeth Strout, these interconnected stories will strike a deep and resounding emotional chord. In the ten luminous stories of D. Wystan Owen's Other People's Love Affairs, the people of Glass, a picturesque village on the rugged English coast, are haunted by longings and deeply held secrets, captive to pasts that remain as alive as the present. Each story takes us into the lives of characters reaching earnestly and often courageously for connection to the people they have loved. Owen observes their heartbreaks, their small triumphs, and their generous capacity for grace. A young nurse, reeling from the disappearance of her mother, forges an unlikely friendship with a local vagrant who might know why her mother vanished. A young boy is by turns dazzled and disillusioned by a trip to the circus with a family friend. A widower revisits the cinema where, as a teenager, he and an older woman had secret trysts that both thrilled and baffled him. A woman is offered fragile, uneasy forgiveness for a cruel act from years ago. And in the title story, a shopkeeper's vision of the woman she loved is upended by the startling revelation of a secret life. Surprising and powerful, these stories mark the debut of a remarkable new talent.

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  • Release date

    August 21, 2018

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      • ISBN: 9781684416455
      • File size: 184318 KB
      • Duration: 06:23:59

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Anthony Ferguson narrates this debut collection of 10 stories, all set in the fictional town of Glass on the coast of England. With a pace as steady as a metronome, he lets each story flow into the next. The stories focus on damaged characters who are preoccupied by hurts, secrets, and missed opportunities but still hopefully reaching out for human connection and finding grace. Ferguson gives voice to Owen's exploration of the many aspects of love and longing. With a variety of accents he gives characters their own voices and personalities, and his careful, concise delivery allows the listener to revel in Owen's exquisite language. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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