Sleeping Alone: Stories

In this collection of rich and textured stories about crossing borders, both real and imagined, Sleeping Alone spans the globe, moving from the secrets kept by siblings in Sri Lanka to the life of itinerants in New York City to the unspoken love between a boarder and his landlady in Dublin.

With stories populated by a cast of misfits—young and old, single and coupled, even entire families—and rendered with sensitivity, dignity, and grace, Ru Freeman pays exquisite attention to the dance between the intimate details of our lives and our public selves.