Mothers, Sons, Beloveds, and 2024 Other Strangers: A Collection of Short Stories NEUF

Product Name: Mothers, Sons, Beloveds, and 2024 Other Strangers: A Collection of Short Stories NEUF
EAN：9780692839270 UPC：9780692839270 ISBN：9780692839270 2024 MPN：N/A Format：Paperback, 224 pages
Fifteen short stories including "Erice," William Faulkner-William Wisdom finalist. Mothers, sons, fathers, sisters, lovers, and friends. On some days, those who are closest to us behave oddly and act like strangers, and on other days, we are surprised by our own behavior. Set in the South, California, Italy, and Belgium, these stories are populated with characters facing inner and outer journeys that dont go as planned. --Why did Sadies mother run away? And when will she return? --Must a teenager learn the truth about her daddy the hard way? --What lengths will a widow go to in order to avoid loneliness and her nosy neighbor? --In a California butterfly grove, what will a mother think of her sons date? --Why must a brides rehearsal dinner feel like a Hatfield-McCoy moment? --Will an out-of-work actor go nuts while he awaits his agents phone call? --On a train ride in Belgium, can a mother and son trust a talkative postcard salesman they encounter? --To what lengths will a new husband go to please his wife on their Sicilian honeymoon? --What kind of trouble can a restless wife find at a laundromat in Rome? In these tales, some humorous and others edgy, characters discover they really dont know those who are closest, while sometimes a stranger offers the gift of hope..