Blue and Other Stories

In a Starred review, Kirkus Reviews writes: "The subtle rules and rituals of relationships are unveiled in these quietly penetrating stories. A richly textured, engrossing collection of tales about people discovering who and why they love." Tales include the following: A man takes boxing lessons and deploys them against his wife's lover; a young woman arriving in San Francisco meets a playboy scion of a a famous painter on a nude beach and accompanies him back to his yacht; a four-story cycle tracks a young man growing up in the 1960s from a high school romance to young adulthood. This collection of stories is by the author of the highly praised Two Romances.