A review by slerner310
Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories by Edith Pearlman

5.0

I have read slowly through this book, taking each story by itself, allowing each to resonate for a day or a week, before I pick up the book for the next. Each story is well worth savoring. Beautifully written with nuanced, vivid characters, well-sketched but not over-wrought. The stories are set in various places, although many take place in Godolphin, a suburb of Boston with more than a passing similarity to Brookline. Each is completely engrossing and stands on its own.

I had never heard of Edith Pearlman before I came across this book on the shelves of City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC. Something about the cover appealed to me and I bought it on impulse. I am grateful to City Lights for piquing my interest and introducing me to this most wonderful writer.