So Much a Part of You

Marc Notes: Anna Riley and Anne Cavanaugh have had a lover in common, but it's not until a pivotal moment in one of their lives that their paths unforgettably converge. Beautiful and connected in unexpected ways.... (Jodi Angel), the linked stories in So Much a Part of You read like whispered secrets. (Scott Nadelson) Peter Herring was the center of Anne's universe in college, and now, a few years later, he's become the center of Anna's, and merely a minor player in his ex-girlfriend's world. That is, until Peter and Anna are invited into Anne's parents' home to visit with her dying mother, and he finds himself drawn back into her orbit. Years later, when her own mother is dying, Anna will find herself yearning to reach out to Anne, with whom she had shared such a brief but intimate bond, and find solace in that moment from long ago. Perspective evolves with time, and so with time, what Peter means to each woman-as lover, as friend, as connection to the past-also evolves --;from publisher's web site. Biographical Note: Polly Dugan lives in Portland and is a reader at "Tin House" magazine. A former employee of Powell's Books, she is an alumna of the Tin House Writers Workshop. Dugan's first published story, "A Matter of Time," was "Line Zero's" Spring 2012 Literary Contest Winner, "Masquerades" (as "One At a Time"), was "Narrative's" Story of the Week (December 2012), and "Kitten Season" was an Honorable Mention Recipient in "Glimmer Train's" Short Story Award for New Writers (August 2009). Review Citations:

Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 80 (EAN 9780316320306, Open Ebook) - *Starred Review

Publishers Weekly 03/03/2014 (EAN 9780316320320, Hardcover)

Library Journal 04/15/2014 pg. 81 (EAN 9780316320320, Hardcover)

Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 80 (EAN 9780316320320, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2014 (EAN 9780316320320, Hardcover)

Romantic Times 06/01/2014 pg. 47 (EAN 9780316320320, Hardcover)