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Old relationships stir up buried resentments, a beloved dog causes havoc, a businessman away from home sees his own death, and freedom springs in surprising ways. In this brilliant new collection of stories, Anita Desai takes us to where hopes and dreams clash with disappointment and the human spirit shines strongly from India to Canada and New England, from Cornwall to Mexico.]]> 2000 4 0 false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 22:57:35 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 05:18:35 -0800 2009 1
Anita Desai writes delicate short stories of frustration and love and families. She has the ability to draw me into a sense of place so swiftly and completely I felt elsewhere whenever I was re...more...]]> 78412463 2882355 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 0 0 false Fri Nov 20 05:46:20 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 05:48:30 -0800 2009 5105709 33941 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 3 0 false Sat Aug 25 13:02:50 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 16 19:29:31 -0700 2009
On the whole, Anita Desai is an impressive writer. But I believe her short stories lacked cohesion; some stories just seemed pointless. Admittedly, each story was unique, but they lacked consistency.

However, the last one, The Rooftop Dwellers, was delightful a...more...]]> 5477445 211511 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 3 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Sep 01 08:36:31 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 08:36:31 -0700 2007
anita desai writes beautifully and even though i don't really like short stories, hers are compelling and intriguing.

I especially like the rooftop dwellers.]]> 2141614 140729 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 5 0 false Tue Jun 19 19:06:52 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 19 19:07:41 -0700 2007 13239186 633822 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 4 0 false Wed Jan 23 00:25:47 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 00:20:09 -0800 2008 4118031 253905 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 0 0 false Sun Aug 05 14:36:59 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:51:42 -0800 2009 81724122 3064725 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 0 0 false Mon Dec 21 22:09:19 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 21 22:09:19 -0800 2009 80417596 918337 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 4 0 false Wed Dec 09 10:08:53 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 10:08:53 -0800 2009 78051970 2939658 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 3 0 false Tue Nov 17 02:02:50 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 02:02:57 -0800 2009 77613113 2004968 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 0 0 false Thu Nov 12 19:48:42 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 19:48:42 -0800 2009 75523699 883504 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 3 0 false Fri Nov 06 14:22:39 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 23 14:45:19 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 14:45:24 -0700 2009 71682783 2750160 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 3 0 false Fri Sep 18 11:44:56 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 11:44:56 -0700 2009 71643667 1222180 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 2 0 false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 04:05:23 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 04:05:30 -0700 2009 67899575 2640452 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 3 0 false Tue Aug 18 10:39:46 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:39:46 -0700 2009 67815568 1243288 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 0 0 false Mon Aug 17 18:20:36 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 18:20:36 -0700 2009 66883052 1900221 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 3 0 false Mon Aug 10 15:27:01 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 15:27:01 -0700 2009 64483521 1832556 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 3 0 false Wed Jul 22 01:04:43 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 01:04:43 -0700 2009 64332771 2120447 35999 061804213X 9780618042135 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678m/35999.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168656678s/35999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35999.Diamond_Dust_Stories 3.35 49 2000 1 0 false Tue Jul 21 02:24:08 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 02:24:08 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=35999