A lesson in manners
Subtitle: stories
By: by Misty Urban
Publisher: Snake Nation Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Valdosta, GA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780986358937
Description: "The ten stories in this haunting and hilarious collection offer a how-to manual for dealing with love, lies, and loneliness. Sam Wesson, an up-and-coming country-western singer, plots to get pregnant without her boyfriend's consent, while Dacey, already pregnant, confronts her cheating husband over her secret checking account. Andrea rescues a stray dog to avoid facing her complicated human relationships. Sarah, an exotic dancer, longs for employment at a religious theme park, and Amelia dreams of creating impossible bonsai. Whether facing life-threatening illness or life-threatening loss, these characters scheme in humble, funny, sympathetic, and outrageous ways to find an etiquette that will deliver them from disappointment and shield them from crushing grief."-- back cover.
Table of contents: title: A lesson in manners; title: The memoirs of Sam Wesson; title: Sally; title: Trying to find a corndog in Tompkins county; title: Still life with dog; title: Monsoon; title: Welcome to the holy land; title: The keeping of the counts; title: Green space; title: Planet Joy.