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New day : stories

Author

Sue Mell

Call Number

  • FICTION MELL (CEN)

Publication Information

Berkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2024.

Physical Description

187 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

"Linked by their personal and professional relationships, the characters in these thirteen stories - all set between 1982 and 2012 - struggle to achieve happiness and success. A coke-fueled night with a photographer costs a young woman her job in the display department of Bloomingdale's, but holds a hidden promise. A sculptor tries to resurrect his relationship with an old flame on the same day her best friend is undergoing a bone marrow transplant. An aspiring actress drifts from house-sit to house-sit until an armed robbery at the restaurant where she works makes her question a lifelong pattern of impermanence."--Publisher.

Contents

  • Pt. 1: Rachel. Serendipity ; Lily & Devin ; Decorative arts ; Chances are ; As if
  • Pt. 2: Emma. House-sitting ; All the world is not a stage ; Saturday, 2:30 A.M. ; Emma redux
  • Pt. 3: Nina. Fallout ; Lapses ; Photo finish.