Bøger af Beverly Olevin

Into every life a little deception must fall. With honesty, compassion and a delightful sense of humor, Beverly Olevin creates page-turning fiction.Lies and indiscretions are a matter of degree in this collection of short stories which slides across the border between charming Thuberesque tales and deeply moving stories with bruising impact. The whimsy and innocence of "Following Bennie" and the title story, "Little Lies and Serious Indiscretions," are elevated by a sweet introspection that gives them surprising emotional impact. "The Gypsy Moon" brings myth and magical story telling to life, while "Charlotte Corday" and "Neat as Pin" provide taut journeys into the humorous side of revenge. Beverly Olevin is the author of "The Good Side of Bad," which was selected by KIRKUS Discoveries as the Best Fiction of 2010. "Olevin inhabits her characters with an artists touch." KIRKUS Reviews"This delightful collection of short stories reminds me why Beverly has always been a perennial favorite." Sandra Tsing Loh, Author of Mother on Fire

NOW AN ALETHEA ROOT FILM!Winner of KIRKUS Discoveries "Best Fiction of 2010"It's 2008 and there's more melting down than the economy. Peter is a successful Wall Street player until his world is turned upside down by theglobal economic crisis. The trick is to keep his life and career together while his sisters in Seattle struggle to hold on to jobs, homes and sanity.Younger sister Florence is losing her grip on reality...she jumped off a bridge, for starters. Mental holograms crack into the fissures of hermind as pieces fall away. Her brother and older sister, Sara, are forced to disrupt their lives in an attempt to save her. Ticking time bombs, real andimagined, challenge them to choose how they will show up for each other and for themselves. Moving between Seattle and New York, the story is toldthough the voices of the three siblings as they face their own crises and try to stay afloat.With insight and empathy, Olevin explores the mysterious world of mental illness, the corruption and greed of financial markets, and the tangled tiesof family. The Good Side of Bad is a finely wrought, humorous and moving journey towards compassion and the other side of loss.