What We Were Doing and Where
We Were Going
Five wise and funny tales of intelligent characters feeling their way toward complex moral and personal truths.
“[A] beautiful book.... Contemporary works of literature with an inner life are in short supply and one that so honorably serves and recognizes its lineage is pretty much beyond praise.” —The Brooklyn Rail
“A bewitching snapshot of modern life.” —The Guardian (UK)
“[An] impressive collection.... Searls draws his characters sharply and humanely. His meticulous and beautiful descriptions come naturally; not a phrase or a moment in the collection seems forced. Searls [is] a great stylist as well as a talented storyteller.”
—Howard County Times (Baltimore/Washington D.C.)
“I’ve read books this pleasurable before, but most of them have been in my dreams.” —Ed Park, author of Personal Days
“as sensual as it is sophisticated...” “accomplished and erudite...”
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