Review: Emily Alone

Emily Alone By Stewart O’Nan (Penguin (Non-Classics), Paperback, 9780143120490, December 2011, 272pp.) The Short of It: A wonderful, poignant follow-up to Wish You Were Here. The Rest of It: When I read Wish You Were Here back in March, I expected to love the writing because so many have gushed about O’Nan’s work, but I didn’t expect [...]

Review: Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here By Stewart O’Nan (Grove Press, Paperback, 9780802139894, April 2003, 528pp.) The Short of It: A lovely, heartwarming story about love, loss and what it means to be a family. Easily, one of my favorite books ever. The Rest of It: I honestly don’t know why it’s taken me so long to [...]

Review: The Odds

The Odds By Stewart O’Nan (Viking Adult, Hardcover, 9780670023165, January 19, 2012, 192pp.) The Short of It: A brutally honest look at a marriage in crisis. The Rest of It: In all my years as a reader, I’ve never read an O’Nan novel. Boy, have I been missing out. Art and Marion Fowler ditch their soon-to-be [...]

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