In the Bedroom (original 1999; edition 2002)

by Andre Dubus

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The Fowlers are a normal family in Maine. Matt is the town doctor and loves to fish, his wife, Ruth, is the school's choir leader, and their son, Frank, is home from his first year of college. Frank is in love with Natalie, a young mother who isn't quite divorced yet from her ex-husband, Richard Strout, whose family runs the local cannery. It makes Richard's blood run cold to see his wife running around with another man. And soon, an unthinkable tragedy happens that will tear the Fowlers apart ...… (more)

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Title:	In the Bedroom
Authors:	Andre Dubus
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In the Bedroom: Seven Stories by Andre Dubus (1999)

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This is a short collection of short fiction by one of the masters of the form, Andres Dubus, Sr. All of these stories have been collected elsewhere; this edition has a preface by Todd Field, who made the movie "In the Bedroom" from Dubus's story titled "Killings". I have not seen the movie, but the story is powerful, disturbing and satisfying at the same time. Each selection in this group demonstrates Dubus's skill and craftsmanship, as well as his insight into how love happens and what it can cause to happen. Like James Lee Burke, his cousin, Dubus could combine elemental human emotion and individual moral ambiguity with devout Catholic faith in surprising ways to bring about inevitable results. This isn't light reading, but there's light in it which illuminates some shadowy corners of the human soul. Highly recommended.
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Andre Dubus	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Field, Todd	Preface	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Fowlers are a normal family in Maine. Matt is the town doctor and loves to fish, his wife, Ruth, is the school's choir leader, and their son, Frank, is home from his first year of college. Frank is in love with Natalie, a young mother who isn't quite divorced yet from her ex-husband, Richard Strout, whose family runs the local cannery. It makes Richard's blood run cold to see his wife running around with another man. And soon, an unthinkable tragedy happens that will tear the Fowlers apart ...

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