What It Might Feel Like to Hope

By Dorene O'Brien

Book Overview

What It Might Feel Like to Hope, the second collection from award-winning author D. O'Brien, is a masterful and eclectic mix of stories that considers the infinitely powerful, and equally na ve and damning force that is human hope. A couple tries to come to terms with one another as they travel west in the uncomfortable twilight of their youth; a mortician and an idealistic novelist spar about the true nature of death; an aspiring author hopes to impress Tom Hanks with zombies; a tarot reader deals out the future of Detroit. Showcasing her diverse talents, O'Brien offers a panoply of characters and settings that dwells beyond the borders of certainty, in a place where all that has been left to them is an inkling of possibility upon which they must place all their hopes. These stories offer a variety of tones, forms, and themes in which O'Brien displays an amazing range and control of her craft, all while exploring the essential nature of humanity with nuance, empathy, and at times a touch of skepticism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936097214
• ISBN13: 9781936097210
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Baobab Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher