Simple Recipes: Stories, (Paperback)

<p>Longing, familiarity, and hope suffuse these stories as they mine the charged territory of relationships--subtly weaving in conflicts between generations and cultures. Madeleine Thien's characters in some way want to make amends, to understand the events that have shaped their lives. A young woman searches back in time for the pivotal moment when her family lost faith in itself. Two sisters keep a vigil outside their former house, hoping their long-absent mother will appear one last time. A wife helps her husband grieve for the woman he has loved since childhood. A daughter remembers the simple ritual she once shared with her father and the moment when her unconditional love for him was called into question.</p><p>Compassionate and revealing, delicate and wise, the stories in <em>Simple Recipes</em> chart the uneven progress of love and lay bare the heartbreaking truths at the cores of our closest bonds.</p>

• Simple Recipes: Stories, (Paperback)
• Author: Madeleine Thien
• ISBN: 9781324078678
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-09-15
• Page Count: 192