A Recipe for Disaster & Other Unlikely Tales of Love
Short Stories
Fiction & Literature, Humorous, Literary, Romance, Contemporary
| Author: | Eufemia Fantetti | ISBN: | 9781896949666 |
| Publisher: | Mother Tongue Publishing | Publication: | January 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Mother Tongue Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eufemia Fantetti |
| ISBN: | 9781896949666 |
| Publisher: | Mother Tongue Publishing |
| Publication: | January 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Mother Tongue Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Funny, tender and poignant, A Recipe for Disaster is populated by quirky characters who blend desire, imperfect love and comfort food into the sweet and salty mix of daily life while they yearn for the sustenance of human connection. A bemused child witnesses her mother flirt with a police officer responding to a domestic dispute call. A young woman mourns the end of a relationship, recalling the potently toxic recipe that created the disastrous union. A son struggles to accept his father’s emotional frailties and reject his passive approach to loss. A couple finally commits–to breaking up. A recently divorced woman meditates on the source of her ravenous cravings. A woman decides to end the prolonged vow of silence she took with her devout, hyper-critical mother. Six skillful and witty stories that will engage your heart.
Funny, tender and poignant, A Recipe for Disaster is populated by quirky characters who blend desire, imperfect love and comfort food into the sweet and salty mix of daily life while they yearn for the sustenance of human connection. A bemused child witnesses her mother flirt with a police officer responding to a domestic dispute call. A young woman mourns the end of a relationship, recalling the potently toxic recipe that created the disastrous union. A son struggles to accept his father’s emotional frailties and reject his passive approach to loss. A couple finally commits–to breaking up. A recently divorced woman meditates on the source of her ravenous cravings. A woman decides to end the prolonged vow of silence she took with her devout, hyper-critical mother. Six skillful and witty stories that will engage your heart.
