Babe in Paradise: Fiction
by Marisa Silver
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"Although all the characters in Babe in Paradise live in Los Angeles, none of them partake of the glamour and success that mark the city. Babe of the title hurtles into a dissolute relationship with a truck driver as a fire engulfs the hillside house she and her mother share. A carjacking forces the young husband and wife of "What I Saw from Where I Stood" to confront the loss of a child and the way in which this loss has reshaped their marriage. In "The Passenger," a limousine driver finds show more a baby abandoned in a suitcase, a discovery which exposes her own fragility. The young couple in "Statues," hell-bent on capturing the Hollywood dream, go horribly off course, landing in a derelict world that lays bare the emptiness of their desires. A mother and her wheelchair-bound son are robbed in "The Thief," only to find that the thief has stolen more than their possessions. In "Two Criminals," a man confronts his brother's oncoming death and commits a crime that will ensure his brother's legacy."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved show lessTags
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Nine sad but well crafted short stories about couples or family life. The surrounding areas of Los Angeles provide the backdrop. To Los Angeles natives, these stories might echo the whole atmosphere of Southern California. I enjoyed the various descriptions of locale and the characters searching out that elusive state of mind or feeling of permanence. These are not uplifting, inspiring stories but they capture some of the unspoken frustrations about trying to survive in a place that can become so lonely so quickly.
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Marisa Silver made her fictional debut in "The New Yorker". She has previously worked as a feature film director & lives in Los Angeles. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Original publication date
- 2001
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