husbandJoyce Carol Oates is the mistress of the lingering human nature yarn, the disturbing yet delightful, the dark yet real. In her latest installment of short stories, she does not disappoint.
Dear Husband, is a collection of stories about family and relationships, the ties that bind humans together whether they wish to be or not.
The first tale, “Panic,” is sure to resonate with mothers everywhere—as well as husbands who believe their wives are completely different people post-childbirth. “Vigilante” depicts the unsettling way a son shows his love for his mother. “Special” takes on a relationship rarely explored—that of a sister and her “special,” autistic older sister.
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