In January, author Amy Bloom returns with her first work since 2007′s much-lauded Away. The new book, Where the God of Love Hangs Out (Random House) will be an interconnected collection of short stories that “explores the unexpected patterns that all forms of love and loss weave into our lives”—at least, according to the catalog copy.
Amy Bloom
Away, which made several “Best Book of the Year” lists, was something of a comeback for Bloom, whose previous work of fiction, A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You, was published in 2000. BookPage reviewer Arlene McKanic described Bloom’s writing in Away as “clear, rich and shot through with moments of humor” that perhaps made it more accessible than the edgier tales of “people on the edge” she’d published previously.
We’ll be interested to see where God of Love fits into Bloom’s oeuvre. Title-wise, it seems more in line with her early works: of her first four works of fiction, two have the word “love” in the title.
