These 10 short stories explore loss and sacrifice in American suburbia. In idyllic suburbs across the country, narrators struggle to find meaning or value in their lives because of--or in spite of--something that has happened in their pasts.

These 10 short stories explore loss and sacrifice in American suburbia. In idyllic suburbs across the country, narrators struggle to find meaning or value in their lives because of--or in spite of--something that has happened in their pasts.

These ten stories take us across the country--from rural Pennsylvania to Southern California to suburban Connecticut--and deep into characters struggling to find meaning in their day-to-day lives. The Theory of Light and Matter is a stunningly astute vision of contemporary American suburbia, full of tension, heartbreak, and emotional complexity--the work of an important new voice.

Long Listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award

ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year, Short Fiction One of the Best Books of the Year

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