Epiphany
by Ferrol Sams | 
The Heart is Deceitful Above all Things
by J. T. LeRoy | 
In the Land of Dreamy Dreams
by Ellen Gilchrist | 
Drunk with Love
by Ellen Gilchrist | 
Rhoda
by Ellen Gilchrist | 
The Tokyo-Montana Express
by Richard Brautigan | 
I, Rhoda Manning, Go Hunting With My Daddy: And Other Stories
by Ellen Gilchrist | 
Victory Over Japan
by Ellen Gilchrist | 
The Age of Miracles
by Ellen Gilchrist | 
Acts of God
by Ellen Gilchrist | 
Another Marvelous Thing
by Laurie Colwin | 
Trailerpark
by Russell Banks |
Local Girls
by Alice Hoffman |
The Reservoir Tapes
by Jon McGregor | 
Mary and O'Neil
by Justin Cronin | 
Kafka Americana
by Jonathan Lethem | 
Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You
by Fred Chappell | 
Tokyo Cancelled
by Rana Dasgupta | 
The Courage Consort
by Michel Faber | 
The Woman Lit by Fireflies
by Jim Harrison |
I Cannot Get You Close Enough holds a trio of novellas from Ellen Gilchrist, bringing one of her favorite characters from previous works, Rhoda Manning, to the forefront. Home for the summer in Alabama, Rhoda'??s life seems great: her father is rich, she is newly slim, and all of her friends are happy to see her. However, Rhoda has an independent streak, isn'??t satisfied with comfortable, and pushes against the constraints such a life hold.