Anagrams
Lorrie Moore deftly weaves a complex plot together with sensitivity and a razor-sharp wit.
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‘The best American writer of her generation.’ Nick Hornby
‘How lucky we are that we have Lorrie Moore.’ Lauren Groff
‘Lorrie Moore is one of my absolute heroes.’ Sinéad Gleeson
‘Moore’s prose is poetic, sharp and devastatingly funny.’ Guardian
Benna Carpenter makes anagrams out of words – but also out of life. Changing the facts, she invents new roles – night-club singer, aerobics teacher, poet; and new people – a daughter, a lover, a friend.
In Anagrams, Lorrie Moore deftly weaves a complex plot with sensitivity and razor-sharp wit.
Lorrie Moore is the award-winning author of five story collections, four novels, a collection of criticism and a children’s book. A Gate at the Stairs was shortlisted for the 2010 Orange Prize, now the Women’s Prize, and she has received numerous accolades from the Lannan Foundation, the National Books Critics Circle, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. After…
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