Shoes Hair Nails
by Deborah Batterman
Category: Fiction

"'Every man is a shoe fetishist,'" says my friend Sasha"...in the opening story of a collection that sparkles with wry observations on everything from the art of coloring hair to the merits of spending days dressed as Minnie Mouse. Sensuous, full of heart and humor, these stories unmask the secrets never shared between mother and daughter, husband and wife. With a sharp sense of the telling detail that defines a rich palette of characters, Deborah Batterman weaves narratives around the everyday symbols in our world and their resonance in our lives.