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Book SynopsisA stunning debut from an award-winning poet.
Trade Review"Relentlessly compassionate, this is a collection for the mistake makers and trying-as-hard-as-we-canners of the world—which probably means all of us." -- Oprah.com
"Darned if this book isn’t more cheerful than anything else. It’s very funny and often beautiful, though not in the corny way of fiction that glorifies bad behavior or romanticizes hardship. It’s deeper than that, in the way that earned wisdom always is. . . . [Perillo] brings to these stories the poet’s gift for creating images in the mind so apt, they’re surprising, even funny." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
"Starred review. Emotionally unflinching stories of considerable power, wonder and humor." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Starred review. [Perillo] strikes a glorious balance between wryly intelligent prose and emotional force, recalling Alice Munro at her best." -- Publishers Weekly
"Starred review. These tales are as beautifully patterned as poetry, saturated in feeling, open to ambiguity, and laced with electrifying images." -- Booklist
