The fourteen spellbinding stories in Michelle Ross 's second collection invite readers into the shadows of social-media perfectionism and the relentless cult of motherhood.
A recovering alcoholic navigates the social landscape of a toddler playdate; a mother of two camps out in a van to secure her son's spot at a prestigious kindergarten; a young girl forces her friends to play an elaborate, unwinnable game.
With unflinching honesty and vivid, lyric prose, Ross explores the familial ties that bind us together-or, sometimes, tear us apart.
