A Gate at the Stairs is a coming of age story told through a first person narrative. Tassie Keltjin is juggling college, her first significant relationship, a death in the family, and a job as a nanny. The novel explores the themes of race, class, war, family, and loss.
Lorrie Moore's artful short fiction plays upon hauntingly familiar pangs in its depiction of the pitfalls of modern existence. Throughout, a darkly witty sense of humor pervades the often desperate ...
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Marie Lorena Moore