**From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres--a
luminous novella and short stories that explore the vicissitudes of
love, friendship, and marriage. - "A glorious achievement.....
Infinitely satisfying..... A triumph." --*The New York Times Book
Review
In "The Pleasure of Her Company," a lonely, single woman befriends the
married couple next door, hoping to learn the secret of their happiness.
In "Long Distance," a man finds himself relieved of the obligation to
continue an affair that is no longer compelling to him, only to be
waylaid by the guilt he feels at his easy escape. And in the
incandescently wise and moving title novella, a dentist, aware that his
wife has fallen in love with someone else, must comfort her when she is
spurned, while maintaining the secret of his own complicated sorrow.
Beautifully written, with a wry intelligence and a lively comic touch,
The Age of Grief captures moments of great intimacy with grace,
clarity, and indelible emotional power.