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In the traditions of Lorrie Moore, Claire Vaye Watkins, and Rebecca Lee, this debut storyline collection cuts in to the sometimes dark heart of the American family. From the tense territory of your sagging, grand porch in Texas to a gated community in steamy Thailand to a lonesome apartment in nondescript suburbia, these associated stories relax the lives of three young families as they understand ever-shifting panoramas. Wry and pointed, dark and subversive, they keep watch as these heroes make the choices that will change the programs of their lives and run into the other person in surprising, unforgettable ways. The Bowmans are declining Texas gentry, heirs with an airline fortune, encircled by a patriarch's stuffed trophies and lost dreams. They will each be haunted by the past as they make an effort to escape its drive. The Fosters are diplomats' kids who may as well be orphans. Jill and Maizie develop up privileged amid poverty, powerless to improve the lives of these around them and uncertain if they have the power to improve their own. The Guzmans have relocated between Colombia and the United States for two years, each seeking chance for the next, and then realize that the American dream can be as crushing as it is elusive. Amy Parker's debut collection considers - with an unfailingly observant attention - our failures and our successes, our fractures and our cable connections, our impact and our evanescence. She represents herself a worthwhile heir to the long traditions of smart women casting cool and careful glances at the American middle income.
