Synopses & Reviews
A novel about five friends from college, now all on the cusp of 40 years of age, and how the decision of one of them to have a late term abortion affects their relationships. It raises questions so many women have wrestled with: marriage vs. career vs. children vs. abortion vs. divorce. On top of that it has some of the richest writing and use of metaphor we've ever encountered. Here are two examples:
"Her grief was so black it was viscous; it was tar; she choked on it. Comparing it to depression was like using the word discomfort to describe disembowelment."
"The woman has a cervix like a Goodrich tire. Half a day to dilate a few centimeters, then booming contractions for the last two hours."
From the author of The Sperm Donor's Daughter & Other Tales of Modern Family.
Review
"Graphic in its depiction of obstetrical complications, this book presents a beautifully drawn yet harsh portrait of love in its varied permutations and how finding happiness really is a matter of chance." Library Journal
About the Author
Kate, who lives in Bellingham, teaches Creative Writing at the University of Washington where she is an Assistant Professor. She has co-edited two anthologies of multicultural literature, The Before Columbus Foundation Fiction Anthology: Selections from the American Book Awards (W.W. Norton 1992) and Homeground (Blue Heron 1996), which won the Jurors' Choice Award at Bumbershoot, the Seattle City Arts Festival. Her stories and articles have been published in Poets & Writers Magazine, Rain Taxi Review of Books, Publishers Weekly, The Seattle Weekly, Glimmer Train, The Seattle Review, The Cimarron Review, Zyzzyva, and others.