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JESSICA TREADWAY is an associate professor in the Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College in Boston. She is the author of Absent Without Leave and Other Stories, winner of the John C. Zacharis First Book Award, and a novel, And Give You Peace.
Treadway writes with deep intelligence, great sensitivity, and even
greater heart. These stories make a reader feel completely at home
and yet continually surprised. Please Come Back To Me offers
compelling material, delivered by an author who understands that
truth is always richer when delivered with compassion.--Elizabeth
Berg "author of The Last Time I Saw You"
Beautifully written and fully imagined, Treadway's work reminds us
that the short story form is alive and well.--Chicago Tribune
Each of the eight stories in this collection stands on its own, but
together, this assemblage of portraits of strikingly raw humans
provides a depth of feeling and detail that will keep the reader
captivated and longing to observe these characters for just a bit
longer.--Bookslut
In almost all of these stories, characters are presented with a
chance to redeem themselves; some of them seize it, some do not. .
. . Treadway is at her best when she depicts characters colliding
with one another in the blind clutch of life, without anyone being
particularly more at fault than another--when tragedy results from
circumstances of misunderstanding and human weakness. . . .
Treadway succeeds brilliantly in describing the state of "going
blank," striking close to the core of why we don't see ourselves
doing the things we do.--The Rumpus
Jessica Treadway's Please Come Back to Me is a collection of spare
and insightful stories that explore the limits of love and
forgiveness. Treadway's sure and quietly penetrating style is
reminiscent of Raymond Carver and Andre Dubus. Many stories focus
on marriage and parenting, but there's no sentimentality here, only
flashes of dark humor.--Albany Times Union
Most of Treadway's prose is clear and searingly direct. She tells
her stories without flash or florid embellishments. But the little
insights and illuminating details are all the more vivid in their
spare dryness. Instead of telling us what the characters are
feeling, she shows us.--Boston Globe
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