A review by anndouglas
The Mother Who Stayed: Stories by Laura Furman
3.0
The structure of this short story collection is its most intriguing feature: three "trios" (or sets of three) linked short stories. How the stories are linked differs from trio to trio, which makes for intriguing reading if you love short stories.
The writing itself was technically solid, but often uninspired. The subject matter was often interesting, but not intriguing. In other words, something consistently fell just a little short of the mark.
The writing itself was technically solid, but often uninspired. The subject matter was often interesting, but not intriguing. In other words, something consistently fell just a little short of the mark.