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where the money went stories
p kevin canty is a master of the short story whose work has been compared to that of flannery oconnor and raymond carver . in where the money went he surprises us with stories about love and the desertion of love all written from a mans point of view . rarely is a man so revealing . br a narrator struggles with his abiding loyalty to his ex wife even when he finds love with another woman . a newly divorced man learns more than he wants to know about his friends long term marriages . in these nine stories which incisively touch on the complex nature of love we find men as fathers as husbands and as lovers trying their best in a world that stubbornly refuses to make sense . canty whose writing has been praised as smart gritty unsentimental new york times lovely and unforgiving boston globe and enchanting and painful usa today powerfully conveys both the bitterness that can afflict romantic relationships and the moments of humor and tenderness that cut through it .
hardcover nan a. talese 2009 isbn13 9780385525855 isbn10 0385525850
abridged n isbn 13 9780385525855 number in series 1 number of pages 191 publisher random house inc release date 1247529600000