title: Begin Again: Short Stories from the Heart
author: Campisi, Mary
description: Begin Again is a collection of emotion-filled short stories that served as a springboard for Mary Campisi’s later novels, including the much talked about A Family Affair. Along with her short stories, Mary also shares how the themes from these offerings led to full-length works.
  This collection includes: Beauty, Suffocating in Suburbia, Sam & Jack, The Landlord, Oh Christmas Tree, The Death of Mary Alice Olivetti, and Across the River.  Mary also provides alternate endings for A Family Affair and Pretending Normal.