The Invention of Love

“Sara Schaff's The Invention of Love is a subtle, alchemical wonder. Schaff is oddly and beautifully generous in her refusal to look away from the weaknesses, questionable choices and vulnerabilities of these characters. These are the ingredients they—and indeed, we—have to work with, and Schaff is unflinching in exposing how what seems to be the worst of us can be transformed into what makes life worth living. I find these stories heartening in a way we most need right now—transmuting darkness into something like love, or love itself. We have to try.”
—Bonnie Nadzam, author of Lions and Love in the Anthropocene

“In these spectacular stories, Schaff has collected a cast of characters determined to challenge their circumstances at all costs. They feel real: both flawed and familiar, self-sabotaging yet clearly motivated. These are the people I am always hoping to find on the page. I needed this book.”
—Jac Jemc, author of False Bingo and The Grip of It