How We Fracture - by Karen George (Paperback)
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Highlights
- How We Fracture is a literary collection of sixteen modern-day stories told from female points-of-view of teenagers to women in their fifties and sixties at points of fracture in their lives.
- Author(s): Karen George
- 172 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, General
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Book Synopsis
How We Fracture is a literary collection of sixteen modern-day stories told from female points-of-view of teenagers to women in their fifties and sixties at points of fracture in their lives. The stories delve into conflicts surrounding financial instability, reproductive rights, body image, sexuality and sexual preference, relationships, illness, death of loved ones, aging, infertility, addiction, and mental health. The main characters are students, visual artists, fashion designers, a legal secretary, a house sitter, a vet assistant, a jewelry maker, a collector of miniatures, a nurse, and a breath facilitator.
Review Quotes
"The lives of the women and girls in Karen George's How We Fracture are rendered in exquisite detail as they mourn, covet, bear witness, seek the truth and fall in love. These compelling stories are a strong testament to the power of women and girls to navigate a complex world."
- Ellen Birkett Morris, author of Lost Girls
"How We Fracture is an outpouring of sixteen short stories, encircling a startlingly wide sweep of human emotion and experience. At the point of 'fracture', characters encounter loss and fear, doubt and indecision; they also break through into hope and unforeseen new life. Karen George's keen observations-of both the human and the natural world-are revelatory. At the core of this beautiful collection are the complexi- ties and intricacies of love: the setbacks and betrayals as well as the moments of dazzling beauty."
- Eleanor Morse, author of Margreete's Harbor and White Dog Fell from the Sky