This collection of stories offers a haunting vision of modern American life, with tales of hardscrabble lives, quirky and imperfect connections, and passionate loves told with force and beauty. These stories of women include lives of poverty and privilege, marriages that are loving or failing, relationships of sisters, workers, and more that reflect the various challenges and difficulties faced by women in American life.(This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)