A Surprising Measure Of Subliminal Sadness

This book of stories has a unique visions of the often disturbing and sometimes humorous portrayals of women attempting to shrug off loneliness, melancholy, despair. These stories include an adult woman who tries to hide her illegal relationship with her teenaged son’s friend; a homeless lesbian who imagines her life with a straight female bartender; a woman with a mentally ill son who kidnaps a baby left in a car; a pregnant woman who questions her suitability for motherhood.