Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King

Title: Five Tuesdays in Winter
Author: Lily King
Genre(s): Literary fiction, short stories
Rating: ★★★★☆

This collection of short stories portrays a fascinating variety of relationships, with characters at different points in their lives struggling through very different situations. All of the stories have a profound element of sadness, and some even violence, but they are also threaded with hope and love. As with my favorite short stories, these drop us right into the middle of a character’s experience, seeing their struggles from their perspective, and they aren’t all resolved pleasantly. We sit with the messiness of real conflict, mixed with pain and affection. A wonderful set of stories and a great introduction to a new-to-me author; I’ll be reading more of Lily King’s work.