{"product_id":"a-blind-man-can-see-how-much-i-love-you-isbn-9780375705571","title":"A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You","description":"Amy Bloom was nominated for a National Book Award for her first collection, \u003cb\u003eCome to Me\u003c\/b\u003e, and her fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Story, Antaeus,\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines, and in \u003cb\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrize Stories: The O. Henry Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eIn her new collection, she enhances her reputation as a true artist of the form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are characters confronted with tragedy, perplexed by emotions, and challenged to endure whatever modern life may have in store. A loving mother accompanies her daughter in her journey to become a man, and discovers a new, hopeful love. A stepmother and stepson meet again after fifteen years and a devastating mistake, and rediscover their familial affection for each other. And in \"The Story,\" a widow bent on seducing another woman's husband constructs and deconstructs her story until she has \"made the best and happiest ending\" possible \"in this world.\"“Exotic intimacies color [these] sharply wrought stories…. Ms. Bloom writes warmly and astutely, with arresting precision.”–\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“With consummate skill and good grace, Bloom shows how people are capable of almost anything, and why.”–\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beautiful.... Bloom is a deft observer and penetrating chronicler of life’s dramas.”–\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Bloom \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of four novels: \u003ci\u003eWhite Houses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLucky Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAway\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLove Invents Us\u003c\/i\u003e; and three collections of short stories: \u003ci\u003eWhere the God Of Love Hangs Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCome to Me\u003c\/i\u003e (finalist for the National Book Award), and \u003ci\u003eA Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award). Her first book of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eNormal: Transsexual CEOs\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Crossdressing Cops and Hermaphrodites with Attitudes\u003c\/i\u003e, is a staple of university sociology and biology courses. Her most recent book is the widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eIn Love\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for magazines such as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and her work has been translated into fifteen languages. She is the Director of the Shapiro Center at Wesleyan University.National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305435058405,"sku":"NP9780375705571","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375705571.jpg?v=1767720305","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-blind-man-can-see-how-much-i-love-you-isbn-9780375705571","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}