"For the women in these stories, many of them mothers, the sense of private exile leads to liaisons beyond the boundaries of established relationships, where fidelities shift, and sexual relationships and secret-keeping become momentary stands against loss. The profound losses in these stories—the accidental deaths of children, losses of parental love, the effects of time passing—continue to haunt, both deepened and suspended by Karen Brown's glimmering prose.” -Nancy Reisman (The First Desire,House Fires)
