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A Place in the World (Hardback)

Stories

P&S History > Humanities > Fiction

Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Drue Heinz Literature Prize
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9780822948766
Published: 7th October 2025
Script Academic & Professional

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The eleven stories in A Place in the World are character-driven portrayals depicting various lives transformed by random events or twists of fate. 

A young woman living on the coast of Maine confronts her painful past when her little brother comes to visit after being released from rehab; A hopeless gay hustler, in for the long con, instead finds himself falling in love while vacationing in Denmark; a failed New York City actor afraid of commitment goes on a comic rant and embraces an epiphany while cat-sitting for a friend. 

In separate, first-person narratives, a struggling husband and wife take turns describing the impact of a scandalous crisis on their marriage; a settled suburban dad arrives at a beach house for the weekend, only to realize he robbed one of the other houseguests thirty-four years earlier. 

In this poignant, engaging collection, Gaythwaite offers compassion and surprising optimism while celebrating astonishing resilience in the face of life’s persistent challenges.

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