The Struggle for Happiness Stories

by Ruthann Robson

Book Overview

The Struggle for Happiness is a collection of loosely interwoven stories that explore the condition of a series of finely drawn characters and their various desires-desires for love, belonging, home,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312252196
• ISBN13: 9780312252199
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Another coup for Robson

Ruthann Robson is undoubtedly one of the most talented voices in contemporary lesbian fiction, and The Struggle for Happiness is, not surprisingly, wholly compelling from start to finish. As with her earlier works, I found it difficult to put the book down for even a moment. Robson fully fleshes out her characters in each tale; her protagonists' darker sides are exposed unflinchingly, resulting in a decidedly intriguing--and far from light-hearted--story collection. I was especially touched by "Pas de Deux" and "Women's Music," but do read the stories straight through from the beginning; you'll find interesting connections among discrete characters.