Bending Heaven (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781582432069)

Set in the United States and London, this debut collection introduces us to a cast of characters, some anguished in their pursuit of impractical dreams, others struggling to make sense of their failures. A mathematician who has forsaken everything in order to prove a theory; an older woman author achieving fame late in life; a guilt-ridden mother struggling to impress her teenage daughter; an unhappy lawyer attempting to survive a corporate retreat with dignity--all are ambitious and passionate, but to their dismay find themselves at odds with the pattern of their lives. Attempting to make a new beginning or heal a hurt, they are thwarted by embarrassing impulsiveness or a sudden lack of faith.

Author: Jessica Francis Kane
ISBN-10: 1582432066
ISBN-13: 9781582432069
Publisher: Catapult
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2002
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.73w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2002 pg. 759
Library Journal 06/01/2002 pg. 198
PW Notes and Reprints 07/01/2002 pg. 56
New York Times 10/13/2002 pg. 28
Publishers Weekly 07/08/2002