PThe author of bMonkeys b and bEvening b focuses her observant eye and lyrical voice on the delicate emotional negotiations of young New Yorkers. 160 160 As in a series of deceptively simple watercolors these stories uncover small moments that yield larger truths 151 about the ways in which women and men come together and come apart again about the disappointments and h PThe author of bMonkeys b and bEvening b focuses her observant eye and lyrical voice on the delicate emotional negotiations of young New Yorkers. 160 160 As in a series of deceptively simple watercolors these stories uncover small moments that yield larger truths 151 about the ways in which women and men come together and come apart again about the disappointments and hopes of lovers who know what they want but dont always know how to keep. 160 160 A deeply poignant meditation on the nature of desire and loss. While I always hope to like the things my friends and Booksters tell me to read I suspect I was especially invested in dear Roberts tastes because hes probably the most encouraging reader Ive ever virtually known and that includes my mom…Unfortunately I tried and I didnt like it! While I always hope to like the things my friends and Booksters tell me to read I suspect I was especially invested in dear Roberts tastes because hes probably the most encouraging reader Ive ever virtually known and that includes my mom…Unfortunately I tried and I didnt like it!