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Cover art for ASTRAY
FICTION
Released: Oct. 30, 2012

"Another exciting change of pace from the protean Donoghue."
Fourteen tales of people cut loose from their roots--voluntarily or not. Read full book review >
Cover art for A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS
FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013

"It's the tense atmospheres that Aronson creates, and her empathy for her characters, that make this a promising debut."
First-time author Aronson calls on her experience as a professor of medicine for this collection of short stories, which take place in and around a San Francisco hospital. But the stories are less concerned with medical details than with the inner lives of the characters and the psychological toll that health issues take on caregivers, patients and their families. Read full book review >