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"Beautifully crafted . . . the sentences in these stories are living and seamless, as if Lazarin had run her hand over them until they became smooth and gleaming with the evidence of her touch." - Carmen Maria Machado, The New York Times Book ReviewFrom an award-winning writer, a stunning collection of stories about women's unexpressed desires and needs, and the unexpected ways they resurface In "Floor Plans," a woman at the end of her marriage tests her power when she inadvertently befriends the neighbor trying to buy her apartment. In "Appetite," a sixteen-year old grieving her mother's death experiences first love and questions how much more heartbreak she and her family can endure. In "Dinosaurs," a recent widower and a young babysitter help each other navigate how much they have to give - and how much they can take - from the people around them. Through stories that are at once empathetic and unexpected, these women and girls defiantly push the boundaries between selfishness and self-possession. With a fresh voice and bold honesty, Back Talk examines how narrowly our culture allows women to express their desires. "Deceptively quiet but packs a powerful punch . . . The best collection I've read in years, from a phenomenal new talent." - Celeste Ng
About the Author
Danielle Lazarin is the author of Back Talk: Stories.
Her fiction can be found in The Southern Review, Colorado Review, Indiana Review, Glimmer Train, Five Chapters, Boston Review, and elsewhere. A graduate of Oberlin College's creative writing program, she received her MFA from the University of Michigan, where her stories and essays won Hopwood Awards. She has received grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts and The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance.
She lives in her native New York, where she is raising her daughters and working on a novel.
For more about Danielle and her work, visit her website at: www.daniellelazarin.com, follow her on Twitter @d_lazarin, or on Instagram @backtalkbook.
