The Lone Pilgrim by Laurie Colwin

A trove of short story delights, from the beloved author who has single-handedly revitalized the short story (Los Angeles Times).

In this wickedly entertaining collection of short stories, Laurie Colwin--author of Home Cooking and Happy All the Time-lets loose, probing further the themes that have preoccupied her for her entire career. Across these thirteen tales are stories about love and romance, about growth and change, and about the complications of being human. Marked by the same wit and compassion that define all of her writing, The Lone Pilgrim showcases Colwin at her very best.

A dazzling collection of stories that masterfully weaves together tales of love and desire in all its forms, exploring the universal complications of the heart—and the mysteries of being fully human in the world.

In these thirteen stories, a book illustrator is enamored with her publisher, as she pines for her previous lover; a photographer recovering from her second marriage in far-off Inverness, Scotland, befriends a college student new to romance; two academics conducting a long distance affair are reunited, only to find that their circumstances have changed dramatically; and the perpetually stoned young wife of a popular college professor struggles to tell her husband that she’s been high since the day they met. Humorous, tender, and moving, The Lone Pilgrim is the work of a master of the short story form.