Vanishing Point: Stories for the first time collected

for the first time collected in one volume

And how much she'll envy her famous best friend

"--Kaveh Akbar

her mind wanders to the opposite side of Walton Street

there is much that can be done to make change seem appealing and possible" (Publishers Weekly)

Vanishing Point: Stories for the first time collectedFrom the bestselling novelist, travel writer, and "master of the short story" (NPR) comes a brilliant new collection. The stories in Paul Theroux's fascinating new collection are both exotic and domestic, their settings ranging from Hawaii to Africa and New England. Each focuses on life's vanishing points a moment when seemingly all lines running through one's life converge, and one can see no farther, yet must deal with the implications. With the