num_pages: 240
description: Features the stories of women recovering from loss, addiction, or betrayal, from a woman who decides to live on the patio rooftop of her friend's apartment, to a writer whose identity is compromised by the actress who portrays her, to a daughter who believes her mother is still alive. Readers' Guide included. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.
language: English
title: When the Messenger Is Hot: Stories
titlecomplete: When the Messenger Is Hot: Stories
genres: Novels, Fiction, Short Stories, Humor
ratings_count: 430
publisher: Back Bay Books