One D.O.A., One on the Way

Robison's minimalism is more like a slap in the face: it's short, it stings, and you wonder who in tarnation did that to you. --The New York Times

Enter Eve. Based in New Orleans, she's a location scout for a movie production company and complacently married to Adam. Now you know, she says. Our names really didn't bother me that much until the mail started arriving addressed to 'Adam and Eve Broussard.' He's just been diagnosed with a grave illness and gone back to the palatial family home where his parents reside. It's all just fine with Eve--or so she tells herself at the beginning.

But standing left of center in this still-prosperous but mortally wounded family does not get easier as the weeks wear on. As she negotiates her way around the anger of Adam's despised twin brother Saunders, maintains her friendship with his beautiful and volatile wife Petal, and protects what's left of the innocence of her niece Collie, Eve finds more than the Louisiana heat oppressive.

Author: Mary Robison
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Published: 09/11/2018
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781640090873
ISBN10: 1640090878
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Women

About the Author
Mary Robison was born in Washington, D.C. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, two Pushcart Prizes, an O. Henry Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, and the 2018 Arts and Letters Award in Literature. She is the author of four novels and four story collections. She lives in Gainesville, Florida.