Thirteen glittering, surprising, and darkly funny stories of people testing the boundaries of their lives, from two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Alix Ohlin.
In the mordantly funny âMoney, Geography, Youth,â Vanessa arrives home from a gap year volunteering in Ghana to find that her father is engaged to her childhood best friend. Unable to reconcile the girl she went to dances with in the eighth grade and the woman in her fatherâs bed, Vanessa turns to a different old friendship for her own, unique diversion. In the subversive âThe Brooks Brothers Guru,â Amanda drives to upstate New York to rescue her gawky cousin from a cult, only to discover clean-cut, well-dressed men living in a beautiful home, discussing the classics and drinking cocktails, moving her to wonder what freedoms she might be willing to trade for a life of such elegant comfort. And in âThe Universal Particular,â Tamar welcomes her husbandâs young stepcousin into her home, only to find her cool suburban life knocked askew in ways she cannot quite understand.
Populated with imperfect families, burned potential, and inescapable old flames, the stories in We Want What We Want are, each one, diamond-sharp â sparkling with pain, humour, and beauty.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Women's Fiction
Publisher : Astoria
Author : Ohlin, Alix
Language : English
Published :2021-07-27
Number Of Pages : 256
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1487004893
ISBN-13 : 9781487004897
Item weight : 0.77 lb
Dimensions : 0.91 in x 5.94 in x 8.9 in
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