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The Bus of Dreams - cover

The Bus of Dreams

Mary Morris

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Summary

Fifteen deftly crafted stories from the award-winning author of The Jazz Palace, “a marvelous storyteller” (Chicago Tribune Books).   Acclaimed author Mary Morris takes us to a Greek village, Cape Canaveral, South America, New York City in the heat of August—and into the heads and hearts of characters coming to know a bit more about their worlds. A Panamanian girl searches for her beautiful sister; a typewriter reveals unspoken secrets to a vacationing couple; the employees of a copy shop long for the lives of their customers. Morris’s wistful, knowing style and her grasp of the tiny elements that mark the turning points in relationships make her stories resonate with lingering emotional truths.   Praise for Mary Morris’s The Jazz Palace:   “There is a reason I have always called Mary Morris my writing mentor: she taught me everything I know; and here is the living proof.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times–bestselling author  
Available since: 08/26/2014.
Print length: 236 pages.

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