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Once the golden boy who always seemed to have everything except the one thing he still misses most of all. Can he finally find a way to feel like the hero everyone seemed to expect him to be?
Who cherishes a dystopian view of himself. Can he risk discarding that perception for a shot at redemption by daring to love someone?
Who depends on a succession of affairs to feel complete. Can she take from a new and unlikely friendship the courage to defeat the dangers of the way she has been living her life?
Who has a mysterious encounter with the lost love of her youth. Can she learn the lessons of her past in time to accept the adult reality of who she has become?
Who had his own encounter with the devil romance. Can he stop obsessing over what he has lost to embrace all he still has?
Who lives under a self-serving cloud of failure. Can she let go of that excuse to claim what is right there waiting for her?
A book by Last Chances: Collected Stories, by Judith Bartow--These are wonderfully intriguing stories. The characters are so fully alive, yet often baffling and unpredictable which makes it all the more interesting. And the times and places in which they live are given a rich and explicit life of their own which enhances everything even more. All in all a very enjoyable and easy read.
LAST CHANCES by Judith Bartow is a wonderful collection of short stories by a fine writer. Her characters come to life through keen descriptions of, and insightful observations into, their actions and inner lives. She is also a master at describing the surroundings in which her dramas take place.
I loved this book. It is beautifully written by a wonderful writer, Judith Bartow. The characters and their tales pulled me, and I could not to put it down. Each story took me back to a different time and place. I look forward to reading her next collection.
