num_pages: 128
description: S. Andrea Allen's debut collection of short fiction and essays focuses on how communication or the lack thereof impacts Black womens lives. The stories range from the humorous to the heartbreaking: one woman wins a bake-off because her co-worker misunderstands the contest; an overweight woman finally learns to love herself even though it means leaving her girlfriend.A teenager reflects on his mother's inability to discuss her depression; a woman realizes that her partner has been hiding a gambling addiction and has to decide whether to help her or save herself. The women in these stories are often silenced but Allen imbues them with a voice that demands to be heard.
language: English
title: A Failure to Communicate: Stories
publisher: BLF Press