by A. M. Homes · Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780060564513
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«Safety of Objects» is A. M. Homes's collection of short stories, published by Perennial in paperback (176 pages, in English).
The stories portray American suburbs and the cracks in the American dream: couples on the brink, children glimpsing a disturbing reality, and everyday objects charged with unease. A. M. Homes combines subversive humor and a sharp eye in tales like «A Real Doll» and «Adults Alone».
The work's original title, first published in 1990, is «The Safety of Objects»; this 2003 edition is unabridged.
Aimed at adult readers interested in short fiction and contemporary American literature.
Amy M. Homes is an American writer best known for her controversial novels and unusual short stories, which feature extreme situations and characters. Notably, her novel The End of Alice (1996) is about a convicted child molester and murderer.
