Memory Wall: Stories

Set on four continents, the six new stories in Anthony Doerr's second collection are about memory - the source of meaning and coherence in our lives, the fragile thread that connects us to ourselves and in others. Every hour, says Doerr, all over the globe, an infinite number of memories disappear. Yet at the same time, children surveyng territory that is entirely new to them, push back the darkness, form fresh memmories, & remake the world. Every story is a reminderof the grandeur of life - of the mysterious beauty of seeds, of fossils, of sturgeon, of clouds, of radios, of leaves, of the breathaking fortune of living in the universe. The language of the imagination demostrated here is singular!