Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce [Mass Market Paperback]

Various (Author), Caitlin Shetterly (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

Now available in trade paperback-- a first-of-its-kind collection, this bestselling anthology represents a journey through the rocky terrain of separation and divorce, from the viewpoints of the various people affected by the dissolution of a marriage, whether that dissolution is slow and sad or sudden and shocking. Fault Lines is not only a stunning showcase of talent, but a unique literary look at the culture of divorce.

Featuring stories by:
LEE K. ABBOTT
SHERMAN ALEXIE
RUSSELL BANKS
ANN BEATTIE
RAYMOND CARVER
MICHAEL CHABON
JOHN CHEEVER
ALICE ELLIOTT DARK
ANDRE DUBUS
RICHARD FORD
MOLLY GILES
PETER HO DAVIES
W: I KAUFMAN
RANDALL KENAN
JHUMPA LAHIRI
LORRIE MOORE
ALICE MUNRO
LUCIA NEVAI
GRACE PALEY
JOHN UPDIKE
ANTHONY WALTON
EDMUND WHITE

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Caitlin Shetterly graduated with Honors in English and American Literature from Brown University in 1997. She is a child of divorce.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425188531
• ISBN-13: 978-0425188538
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,913,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Caitlin Shetterly (www.caitlinshetterly.com) is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio where she reports on arts and culture, food, and lifestyle. She can be heard on both All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. For Weekend Edition, she created a series of autobiographical audio diaries about the Recession under the title Diary of a Recession. These diaries, along with her blog, Passage West, inspired her memoir Made For You and Me: Going West, Going Broke, Finding Home (Voice, March 8, 2011).

Caitlin's first book, Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce, was published by the Putnam Berkley Group in 2001. For several years, she wrote a bimonthly column, "Bramhall Square," about relationships and love for the Portland Phoenix.

Caitlin is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Winter Harbor Theatre Company, where she produces and directs works that attempt to tackle the important issues of our time. Caitlin graduated with Honors in English and American Literature from Brown University. She lives with her husband, photographer Daniel E. Davis, their young son, and their salty dog, Hopper. When she isn't writing, directing plays, producing radio pieces, cooking, cleaning or childrearing, Caitlin spends as much time as possible reading, watching "Friday Night Lights" and, especially, walking outside in nature.