Synopsis
Valerie Miner’s stories consider the fluctuating definitions of family and friendship, with wit, compassion and literary grace, paying attention to geographical place and historical moment. In a small New England town a gay man and his lesbian friend explore varieties of sexual intimacy; a brother and sister reunite in Seattle to conduct an idiosyncratic memorial service for their father; a woman contemplates the family farm, located in the middle of contemporary San Francisco. “Miner is a writer of reach, audacity, range, uniquely important to understanding our time... She gives us the beat of everyday urban life” Tillie Olsen “Her exploration of the dynamics between friends is subtle, profoundly moving, and true.” Lisa Alther Valerie Miner has written ten previous books published by literary, academic and women’s presses in the USA and the UK. Several of these stories have been broadcast on Radio 4, others published in The Berkeley Fiction Review, Gargoyle and other journals. This is her first book for Five Leaves
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