Lily King

"Blindsided by her mother's sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love affair, Casey Peabody has arrived in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997 without a plan. Her mail consists of wedding invitations and final notices from debt collectors. A former childgolf prodigy, she now waits tables in Harvard Square and rents a tiny, moldy room at the side of a garage where she works on the novel she's been writing for six years. At thirty-one, Casey is still...

With Writers & Lovers and Euphoria, Lily King's books catapulted onto bestseller and best-of-the-year lists across the country and established her as one of our most and beloved authors in contemporary fiction. Now, for the first time ever, King collects ten of her finest short stories- half published in leading literary magazines and half brand new-opening fresh realms of discovery for avid and new readers alike. Told in the intimate voices of unique...

A New York Times Notable Book Young, inexperienced, and fleeing a terrible personal loss, Rosie-the new au pair to the Tivot family estate in France-finds herself ill at ease when trying to connect with Nicole, the cool, distant, and beautifully polished mother of the three children she cares for. There is something about the woman that both fascinates and unnerves Rosie. The same is true of the rest of the Tivot clan. Nicole's dissatisfied husband,...