Overview
In Lovers and Loners, Jean Ryan's new collection of short stories, we meet a richly varied group of women struggling for footholds in a shifting world. In "Parasites" we're introduced to a widow who agrees to have dinner with a man she fears is a killer. "Manatee Gardens" deftly explores the relationship between a mother and daughter who discover common ground at a marine sanctuary just when time seems to be working against them. In "Chasing Zero" a woman with a mysterious illness loses her hold on the callous man she adores. "Odds and Ends" follows a woman running errands on the last day of her life. Each story in Lovers and Loners reveals a craftsmanship that Publisher's Weekly compared to "a scientist's observant eye" in their review of her previous collection Survival Skills. Here Ryan continues examining the human experience, one woman at a time.
- | Author: Jean Ryan
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Apr 12, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 208 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1545292213
- | ISBN-13: 9781545292211
