Because They Wanted To (Penguin Modern Classics)

First published in the late 1990s and a bestseller at the time, this incisive collection of short stories explores connection and disconnection in families, between ex-lovers and friends. From a father reflecting on the daughter whose lesbianism he cannot accept, to two people who were once young together stumbling over the foundations of their past, inside are twelve portraits of heart-rending emotional intimacy and the delicacy of relationships. Because They Wanted To is a perfectly formed set of stories about alienation in modern times.

Publicata pentru prima data la sfarsitul anilor 1990 si bestseller la acea vreme, aceasta incisiva colectie de nuvele exploreaza conexiunea si deconectarea in familii, intre fosti iubitori si prieteni. De la un tata care reflecta asupra fiicei caruia nu le poate accepta lesbianismul, pana la doi oameni care odinioara erau tineri impiedicandu-se de temeliile trecutului lor, inauntru sunt douasprezece portrete ale intimitatii emotionale sfasietoare si delicatetea relatiilor.