Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
Kálamo Books
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Librería Kolima (Madrid)
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'New and full of surprises.' -2025 Utah Book Awards'Every emotional payoff, whether flash-of-lightning funny or tearfully joyful, is earned through a rich depth of honesty that is the polar opposite of sentimentality.' -Darrin McGraw, coauthor of Animal Future.This collection of contemporary short fiction includes a novella with a Father’s Day vibe, The Dad Who Stayed, and a dozen short stories.In The Dad Who Stayed (a novella) Joey Robinson and his mom live in part of a house in an early-1970s progressive university town. He never met his dad, who left before Joey was born. When he was old enough to wonder about not having a dad, his mom said it was okay.But when his kindergarten teacher disapproves, and Joey uses his dad as an excuse to run away too, his mom invites a man named Jack into their life. Now Joey wonders: Will he have to start calling this man Dad-and does he want to?Twelve short stories in this collection explore friendship, family, love, memory, and loss in ordinary lives scattered from middle school to old age.Winner of a 2024 Silver Quill Award.A 2025 Utah Book Awards Notable Read.
