Riveting Stories About Restless Wanderers
Chris Power’s debut collection, <em>Mothers</em>, reveals that maternity is an unsettling journey.
by Ann Hulbert
Dec 13, 2018
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debut might almost convince you that the 10,000-hour rule applies to mastery of that exacting art form, the short story. Since 2007, he’s been writing a regular columnabout expert practitioners of the genre, from Chekhov to George Saunders. Now the London-based writer has dared to publish a collection himself. Forgive the cliché, but you won’t be able to put it down: As soon as you finish the quietly suspenseful book, you’ll want to reread its opening story.
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