New York: Viking. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First American Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Pale green boards with dark red spine imprinted with title and author in gold. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 185 pages. A pair of thematically connected novellas-about loneliness-by the author of the Richard Jury mysteries (The Stargazey, 1998, etc.) and, most recently, Biting the Moon (1999).At the center of each is a woman leading a life in gunmental gray. Dissimilar in detail-one protagonist is English, the other American; one has a friend or two, the other seems not to have any-the women are alike in their resignation, in the degree to which their expectations have shrunk. And in their terrible vulnerability, which in both cases is exploited by a powerful man.Clear-eyed, nuanced probings into the cruelty of isolation, and though persuasively sad, neither novella is at all sentimental. But readers who come to Grimes for a Richard Jury-like experience should be warned: these are lives of very quiet desperation. .

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Featuring the two novellas: The Train Now Departing and When “The Mousetrap” Closes “Full of suspense and surprise. These carefully written little gems showcase Grimes at her best.”— Library Journal “Grimes has created a work of value here, a book that expands her art, her reputation—and possibly her audience.”— The Richmond-Times Dispatch “Atmospheric and chilling…Grimes [exhibits] a complete mastery of emotional nuance and [a] virtuoso treatment of the grayest coloration.”— The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) “Intelligent…Merits applause.”— The Toronto Star “As atmospherically evocative as [an] Edward Hopper painting.”— The Washington Post “An a cappella novella, each note strong and noncompetitive.”— Los Angeles Times “Grimes once again demonstrates her keen eye for character. Both of these languidly paced novellas focus on middle-aged women who long for respite from their narrow, disappointing lives and find it, at least temporarily, in the company of a man…Thoughtful, compelling, even dark stories—for readers more inclined toward investigating emotions than searching for armchair adventure.”— Booklist

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Bookseller: Storbeck's (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 609265
Title: The Train Now Departing: Two Novellas
Author: Grimes, Martha
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New As New in As New dust jacket
Edition: First American Edition
ISBN 10: 0670891541
ISBN 13: 9780670891542
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2000
Keywords: FICTION, MYSTERY DETECTIVE, SHORT
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction / Mystery/Detective / Short Stories;

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