The Struggle for Happiness: Stories
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Book Overview
The Struggle for Happiness is a collection of loosely interwoven stories that explore the condition of a series of finely drawn characters and their various desires-desires for love, belonging, home, and happiness. Ranging in tone from utopian visions to stark realism and populated by a unique collection of women-from the guitarist whose supposedly dead lover turns up at one of her concerts, to the professor who has lost her ability to trust in anything; from the psychic at a popular gay resort, to the critic and would-be writer-the pieces in The Struggle for Happiness are sure to delight and astonish longtime fans of Ruthann Robson and new readers alike.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0312252196
ISBN13:9780312252199
Release Date:April 2000
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"
Customer Reviews
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Another coup for Robson
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Ruthann Robson is undoubtedly one of the most talented voices in contemporary lesbian fiction, and The Struggle for Happiness is, not surprisingly, wholly compelling from start to finish. As with her earlier works, I found it difficult to put the book down for even a moment. Robson fully fleshes out her characters in each tale; her protagonists' darker sides are exposed unflinchingly, resulting in a decidedly intriguing--and far from light-hearted--story collection. I was especially touched by "Pas de Deux" and "Women's Music," but do read the stories straight through from the beginning; you'll find interesting connections among discrete characters.
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