The new order
Subtitle: stories
By: Karen E. Bender
Edition: First hardcover edition.
Publisher: Counterpoint
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781640090996
Subjects: Politics and government; Social life and customs; Fiction
Work titles: Short stories
Description: "[A] new collection of stories that boldly examines the changes in American culture over the last two years through the increasing presence of violence, bigotry, sexual harassment, and the emotional costs of living under constant threat. In the title story, the competition between two middle school cellists is affected by a shooting at their school, and it is only years later that they realize how the intrusion of violence affected the course of their lives. In "This Is Who You Are," a young girl walks the line between Hebrew school and her regular school, realizing that both are filled with unexpected moments of insight and violence. In "Three Interviews," an aging reporter must contend with her dwindling sense of self and resources, beleaguered by unemployment, which sets her on a path to three increasingly unhinged job interviews. In "Mrs. America," a candidate for local office must confront a host of forces that threaten to undermine her campaign and expose her own role in the dissonance between what America is and what it should be"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Where to hide in a synagogue -- -- The; title: elevator --; title: Three interviews -- -- The; title: new order -- -- The; title: good mothers in the parking lot --; title: Mrs. America --; title: This is who you are -- -- The; title: pilot's instructions -- -- The; title: Department of Happiness and Reimbursement --; title: On a scale of one to ten -- -- The; title: cell phones.