The virginity of famous men
Subtitle: stories
By: Christine Sneed
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781620406953; 9781620406960; 9781620406977
Subjects: Families; Loneliness; Fiction; Choice (Psychology); Short Stories (single author); FICTION
Work titles: Short stories
Description: "The Virginity of Famous Men, award-winning story writer Christine Sneed's deeply perceptive collection on the human condition, features protagonists attempting to make peace with the paths they have taken thus far. In "The Prettiest Girls," a location scout for a Hollywood film studio falls in love with a young Mexican woman who is more in love with the idea of stardom than with this older American man who takes her with him back to California. "Clear Conscience" focuses on the themes of family loyalty, divorce, motherhood, and whether "doing the right thing" is, in fact, always the right thing to do. In "Beach Vacation," a mother realizes that her popular and coddled teenaged son has become someone she has difficulty relating to, let alone loving with the same maternal fervor that once was second nature to her. The title story, "The Virginity of Famous Men," explores family and fortune"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Beach vacation; title: The first wife; title: The prettiest girls; title: The functionary; title: Words that once shocked us; title: Five rooms; title: Roger Weber would like to stay; title: Whatshisname; title: The couplehood jubilee; title: Older sister; title: Clear conscience; title: The new, all-true CV; title: The virginity of famous men.