‘A Gate at the Stairs’ is Moore in top form

Short-story author gives emotional tale of college student depth, power

By Patrick Condon / The Bulletin
September 6, 2009

“A Gate at the Stairs” by Lorrie Moore (Knopf, 336 pgs., $25)

The author of acclaimed short-story collections “Birds of America” and “Like Life,” Lorrie Moore has a well-deserved reputation as a master of that form, with powers of observation and a sense of whimsy that lend themselves to....

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