Bibliograph

Games and rituals, stories, Katherine Heiny

Type

Label

Games and rituals, stories, Katherine Heiny

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Games and rituals

Medium

text large print

Oclc number

1371286206

Responsibility statement

Katherine Heiny

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print top shelf

Sub title

stories

Summary

The games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny<U+2019>s characters range from mischievous to tender: In “Bridesmaid, Revisited,” Marlee, suffering from a laundry and life crisis, wears a massive bridesmaid<U+2019>s dress to work. In “Twist and Shout,” Erica<U+2019>s elderly father mistakes his four-thousand-dollar hearing aid for a cashew and eats it. In “Turn Back, Turn Back,” a bedtime story coupled with a receipt for a Starbucks babyccino reveal a struggling actor<U+2019>s deception. And in “561,” Charlene pays the true price of infidelity and is forced to help her husband<U+2019>s ex-wife move out of the family home. (“It<U+2019>s like you<U+2019>re North Korea and South Korea . . . But would North Korea help South Korea move?”)

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator