The Lone Pilgrim
By Laurie Colwin

Every other book jacket these days seems to boast a comparison to Lorrie Moore, but Laurie Colwin is one of the few that actually merits such a comparison. She's just as gifted at wordplay and capturing exactly what you've always felt about something but never been able to express. Start with this collection of short stories and then order her nine (nine!) other books. My favorite story in here? "The Achieve of, the Mastery of the Thing" on page 165. (picked by Eleanor)

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