num_pages: 176
description: A penetrating and satisfying collection of sly but wise stories about passionate people, mostly women, who do not seem satisfied with the limits society places on them. A brilliant debut by a writer who knows her people and her territory, from rural Louisiana to the coast of California.
language: English
title: A Parallel Life and Other Stories
titlecomplete: A Parallel Life and Other Stories
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Chronicle Books Llc