Andre Dubus Books in Order

Stories of troubled relationships explore the evasions, arguments, and moments of recognition that unsettle ordinary lives. Opening with a novella about two strained marriages, Dubus examines how people persist in love even while deceiving themselves and one another.

From adolescents facing humiliation to soldiers confronting loss, these stories follow people struggling with intimacy and sacrifice. A lonely wife's relationship with a dying former priest becomes one of several encounters that challenge how the characters understand their lives.

A bereaved father's pursuit of his son's killer opens a collection concerned with violence, grief, and relationships under strain. Across the stories, broken attachments and destructive choices expose the darker impulses that interrupt everyday life and human connection.

Men and women struggle to sustain relationships, speak honestly, and survive domestic crises that sometimes turn violent. Including A Father's Story and The Pretty Girl, the collection explores the secrets and moral choices that test love and faith.

Successive divorces unsettle the Stowe family, leaving young Richie searching for comfort in religion while the adults struggle with betrayal. Shifting among six perspectives, the novella follows their attempts to reconcile enduring affection with the harm they have caused.

Naval officers confront racism, a baseball player suffers a breakdown, and a mother resists domestic abuse. Across four novellas and two stories, ordinary lives expose the violence, loneliness, and moral choices beneath familiar American routines.

Dubus reflects on his children, personal relationships, and the road accident that cost him a leg. These essays trace the physical and spiritual struggle that followed, finding difficult truths in dependence, grief, and daily life.

Fourteen stories follow people coping with injury, isolation, and the risks of loving others. Their disappointments and unexpected moments of connection reveal how courage and tenderness can survive within lives shaped by loss and uncertainty.

After a disabling accident, Dubus explores faith, family, writing, and the work of accepting a changed life. Twenty-five personal essays find meaning in ordinary acts while confronting violence, despair, and the persistence of joy.