The Falling Nun: And Other Stories - Softcover

Richard Russo author of Empire Falls Thoroughly engaging...[Berkman's] vivid, angled characters always manage to snag us on their jagged hopes and fears.

Robin Maxwell author of Virgin and The Queen's Bastard The subtle way in which these stories are linked and interwoven takes my breath away. Berkman's rendering of character and situations is unflinching, yet each piece is brushed with a touch of magic. Astonishing!

Joan Silber author of Lucky Us Pamela Berkman's stories beautifully evoke the chancy, surprising lives of young women, characters whose inventiveness glows -- along with their impatience -- under love's injustices. This is clear-eyed fiction, full of freshness and wit.

In her first short story collection, Her Infinite Variety, Pamela Berkman captured the beauty and delicacy of Shakespearean women. Now, in this lovely new work, she turns her eye towards modernity and the women of today. Whether searching for someone to love, stuggling to find a sense of self, or striving to discover their own understanding of religious truth, these women are instantly recognizable and heartbreakingly easy to relate to. In the tradition of Amy Bloom's collection Come to Me, Berkman explores the inner workings of the human heart and spirit in these twelve stories: