´Moved me, inspired me, thrilled me. It filled up every chamber of my heart. I loved this book´ - Ann PatchettWriters & Lovers established Lily King as one of our most beloved authors of contemporary fiction. Now, for the first time ever, King collects ten of her finest short stories, opening fresh realms of discovery for avid and new readers alike.Told in the intimate voices of unique and endearing characters of all ages, these tales explore desire and heartache, loss and discovery, moments of jolting violence and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs. A bookseller´s unspoken love for his employee rises to the surface, a neglected teenage boy finds much-needed nurturing from an unlikely pair of college students hired to housesit, a girl´s loss of innocence at the hands of her employer´s son becomes a catalyst for strength and confidence, and a proud nonagenarian rages helplessly in his granddaughter´s hospital room. Romantic, hopeful, brutally raw, and unsparingly honest, some e...