The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author weaves an ingenious, darkly humorous, and brilliantly observant story that follows the exploits and intrigue of a constellation of characters affiliated
One of twentieth-century America’s most influential patrons of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim (1898–1979) brought to wide public attention the work of such modern masters as Jackson Pollock and Man Ray. I
It happened by the grace of God that Joseph Santangelo won his wife in a card game.On a September night so hot that the good Catholics of New York wonder if their city has slipped into hell, the butch
In seventeenth-century Poland, a rabbi takes on the education of a kingThe Polish monarch has outlawed a portion of the Jewish funeral rite, and none of the community’s lawyers, judges, or scholars wi
A witty and wry satire of New Age searchers, our spiritual longings, and our earthbound naturesMartha is thirty, and her life has stalled. Her last boyfriend turned cruel long before he left her, her
“Francine Prose is one of a handful of truly indispensable American writers.” —Gary ShteyngartThe Glorious Ones are an unlikely troupe—there’s Armanda, the cheerful dwarf and ex-nun; chattering Columb
Revelations of the mysterious, contradictory heart of everyday lifeIt’s one thing for your husband to leave you for another woman, but how is a person supposed to feel when the man of her dreams aband
In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why
In the aftermath of a nearby school shooting, a grief and crisis counselor takes over Central High School and enacts increasingly harsh measures to control students, while those who do not comply disa
In this brilliant collection, the follow-up to her New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer, the distinguished novelist, literary critic, and essayist celebrates the pleasures of reading and pa
Francine Prose's first collection of stories displays her gift for revealing the mysteries and contradictions at the heart of contemporary life.A young woman, disappointed by her lover, discovers that
