And Then You Apply Ice: Stories - Paperback

$24.23

And Then You Apply Ice: Stories - Paperback

Name: And Then You Apply Ice: Stories - Paperback
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SKU: 9781948598750
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by Pamela Gwyn Kripke

$24.23

Book Overview

"Pamela Gwyn Kripke's prose is pitch-perfect, starting with the title. The scenes in And Then You Apply Ice are vivid and fresh, ironic and funny. This collection is an absolute joyride."-Corie Adjmi, author of The Marriage Box and Life and Other Shortcomings

An eight-year-old beauty pageant winner experiences objectification on a summer camp stage. A middle-aged single mother watches her boyfriend, a cosmetic surgeon, suction liquid fat out of a patient, confronting her own insecurities about appearance, worth and love. Through a slit in a door, an eyeball tracks the comings and goings of its neighbor, a young interior designer who is robbed in the walkup apartment across the hall. A Dixie Mafia don pushes a television reporter to question her ethics. Two dogs discover intertwined feet under a dinner party table and struggle to reveal the infidelity to their preferred human parent.

The women and girls in these twenty-one stories encounter hurt-to their emotions, bodies, beliefs and ideas-confronting who they are or will become. Their predicaments reveal the subtleties of human interaction, the power in one's decisions and ultimately, the complex resilience that imbues women's lives. A captivating look at managing transgression, the collection is an honest, funny and astute portrayal of the female experience.

ISBN	9781948598750
Author	Pamela Gwyn Kripke
Publisher	Open Books Publishing (UK)
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	April 2024
Language	ENG- English
Pages	148
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print