Total Immersion

Stories

Author  Allegra Goodman
Total Immersion

In "The Succession," the members of a prosperous Hawaii synagogue agree on almost nothing. But when the president of the synagogue absconds with a small fortune, far deeper—and more troubling—rifts emerge...In "The Closet," Evelyn's sister flees her family to take up residence in the attic—while the shunned Evelyn finds herself slipping into the waters of her sister's soul....In "Wish List," an expert on terrorism, vacationing at an academic retreat in England,receives a late-night phone call from National Public Radio. Asked for commentary on a hostage situation of which he is ignorant, Ed can whisper only: "It's unspeakable."

Total Immersion

In these and other exquisite stories, Allegra Goodman fills rooms with laughter and voices, captures dinner parties, seaside picnics, academic grudges, shul politics,…

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August 10, 1998
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Island

Island

Alistair MacLeod
Homesickness

Homesickness

Colin Barrett
Coexistence

Coexistence

Billy-Ray Belcourt
Other Worlds

Other Worlds

André Alexis
Journey: Celebrating the Journey Prize Dance of the Happy Shades Death by a Thousand Cuts Normal Rules Don't Apply

Normal Rules Don't Apply

Kate Atkinson
Last Woman

Last Woman

Carleigh Baker
Old Babes in the Wood

Old Babes in the Wood

Margaret Atwood
The Goodbye Cat

The Goodbye Cat

Hiro Arikawa, Translated by Philip Gabriel
Uncertain Kin

Uncertain Kin

Janice Lynn Mather
Sans Souci

Sans Souci

Dionne Brand
Games and Rituals

Games and Rituals

Katherine Heiny
Animal Person

Animal Person

Alexander MacLeod