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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books
  • First Book:
    March 1987
  • Latest Book:
    May 2021
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Book List in Order: 13 titles







  • Henry and Kate's May-December love is threatened when the sixty-eight-year-old man becomes unexpectedly ill and his twenty-eight-year-old wife must care for him, while his meddlesome ex-wife and daughter interfere...





  • Thurm's ( Henry in Love ) latest novel, set in contemporary Manhattan, is almost a collage of urban absurdities. In the background any number of odd exchanges take place (``Blame it on the bossa nova,'' a man replies when a stranger criticizes him fo...



  • He could see everyone's future but his own.... Victor Mackenzie has always considered his clairvoyance a gift, even though it does make his life difficult at times. A casual encounter with a stranger leaves his head spinning with the most private ...



  • Filled with quirky characters and dramatic turns, this collection of stories by the author of Clairvoyant takes readers on a emotional, hard-hitting journey through the trials of rabbis, taxi drivers, and adolescents....



  • With her fourth collection, acclaimed short story writer Marian Thurm brings her darkly comic sense of humor to a memorable set of new characters -- every one of whom is brought to vivid life under her sharply observant but always compassionate gaze....



  • In this powerful new book from an esteemed novelist and acclaimed short story writer, Marian Thurm expertly draws a chilling portrait of a marriage and the downward spiral of a loving husband and father who has bought a handgun as the novel opens. St...






  • In 1970s New York, a woman finds professional success and personal disillusionment: “Sparkling . . . Looks back on the heyday of glossy magazine publishing.” -- Publishers Weekly   One of the many Ivy League graduates with li...



  • Short fiction filled with both warmth and dark wit by a writer who “embraces the ironies and the absurdities of the ordinary world” (Newsday).   At the age of twenty-five, Marian Thurm began publishing short stories in the New Yorker, and ov...



  • At the age of 25, Marian Thurm began publishing short stories in The New Yorker, and her work has been compared to the short fiction of Lorrie Moore, Ann Beattie, and Amy Bloom. Known for her uncanny sense of the absurd along with her empat...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Marian Thurm has published 13 books.

Marian Thurm does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Pleasure Palace: New and Selected Short Stories, was published in May 2021.

The first book by Marian Thurm, Walking the Distance, was published in March 1987.

No. Marian Thurm does not write books in series.