In these witty, bracing, and poignant stories, Michelle Miller follows six women on the often-surprising path to satisfaction.
An ambitious corporate consultant reflects on the choices she's made when she reconnects with an ex. An NYU grad's desire for a married alumnus lands her in a precarious position. A frustrated dog owner tests the appeal of her bichon-poodle puppy at the dog park. Two best friends discover their discomfort zone when they play with three inevitable words: "Should we date?" A trophy wife's practical choice takes a dark turn in the South of France. And a marketing consultant faced with her boyfriend's blindsiding proposal to sleep with other people decides that it's not such a bad idea.
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[On a crisp Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 2008, Caroline sat a table by the window in the upstairs cafe of the Barnes & Noble in New York City's Union Square, reflecting - CAROLINE]***
Amazon Original Stories, 30 January 2020, 104 pages, ebook, borrowed from @AmazonKindle #PrimeReading)
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These stories were just okay, I didn't find them witty, embracing or poignant. To be fair, I probably shouldn't have expected as much as I did from these stories. I found the stories in her The Fairer Sex collection just okay as well. The strongest story is the opening one, Caroline. This is a wry, funny and painfully true story and I enjoyed it immensely. The other stories are a bit paler. The real issue I had is the fact the stories are all very samey - the women are all white, straight and attractive which made them quite dull as whole. What happened to diversity? Where are the women of colour? The lesbians or the bisexuals? Women with freckles? The women are all privileged, white, straight and very attractive. Given the diverse world we live in and the vast array of women out there I expected something a lot more modern and less bland. The blurb says the stories will swing a wrecking ball at our assumptions about women. There's not even a hint of this.
