We sometimes find love and companionship in the strangest of places. This is the theme of Thisbe Nissen’s collection Out of the Girls’ Room and Into the Night. For a 15-year-old girl who has to deal with her mother dying, the only solace is in the bed of her best friend’s older brother. An elderly woman is helping her husband, who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease, eat his meal. She remembers their early romance and the joys of love. These stories are at once life affirming and heartbreaking, but always unforgettable. | Out Of The Girls' Room And Into The Night by Thisbe Nissen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters