In These Times the Home Is a Tired Place

by Jessica Hollander

Winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction, 2013.

When an unwed pregnant woman is pressured to get married by her boyfriend, parents, and the entire culture around her, she sees a feverish intensity emanating from the path to domesticity, a "paved path shaded by thick-trunked trees, lined with trim grass and manicured mansions, where miniature houses play mailboxes and animals play lawn ornaments and people play happiness."

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574415239
• ISBN13: 9781574415230
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"