Interpretations of Love

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Price
$28.00  $26.04
Publisher
Grove Press
Publish Date
Pages
240
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.3 X 1.0 inches | 0.75 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780802162885

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About the Author

Jane Campbell grew up in Southern Africa and studied English Language and Literature at Oxford. She has worked as a Group Analyst, teaching and training and lecturing internationally, for nearly forty years. Her debut collection, Cat Brushing, debuted in her 80th year, and was a New York Times Editor's Choice. She lives in Bermuda and Oxford, England.

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Praise for Interpretations of Love

"Each character slowly comes to feel the force of loss, the way the past 'tends to leak into the present all the time, ' and the deep mystery of love and connection. Campbell probes these complicated ideas in clear, shimmering prose, turning the characters' engagement with their psyches into something quite intoxicating . . . A heady and heart-filled debut." --Kirkus Reviews

"Campbell gives visibility to an often invisible generation of women who were shaped by the world wars and the social conventions of the 20th century." --Toronto.com, "20 Best Books for the Sunny (and Shady) Days Ahead"

Praise for Cat Brushing

"It's not every day--or every year--that you encounter a debut as fresh, assured and fun as Jane Campbell's Cat Brushing from a writer of any age... [An] excellent, pathbreaking collection."--New York Times

"A no-holds-barred collection of 13 dirty, doughty and often wickedly funny stories...Jane Campbell's commanding voice -- and wise insights about female empowerment, about embracing one's twilight years and about feeling seen no matter how old you are -- is one damn well worth listening to."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Challenging the stereotypical narrative of older women as weak or feeble, Campbell, an octogenarian herself, gives life to 13 women in stories centering on their passions, libidos and sense of self. Denying that invisibility arrives with wrinkles, these women experience a range of emotion -- joy, heartbreak, trauma, regret and satisfaction -- while living the lives they want on their own terms."--Washington Post

"If you would expect an 80-year-old, first-time author's story collection to be mild and nostalgic, think again. In this trail-blazing, provocative-in-the-best-way volume, Campbell upends expectations."--Oprah Daily

"Strikingly original... These are characters rarely focused on in fiction, variously mischievous, wistful and unabashedly sensual. Campbell, 80, opens a much-needed portal into how it feels to approach life's end."--People Magazine