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All's Fair and Other California Stories
All's Fair and Other California Stories
All's Fair and Other California Stories
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In present-day Southern California, a diverse group of characters seeks the fulfillment and connection this sunny state has always promised. They come with hopes for a better lifestyle, for a change of perspective, or for the dry, mild West Coast weather. A couple moves to Palm Desert from New York for the arid, warm climate a doctor prescribes and they manage both illness and homesickness. The woman makes an unlikely friend in a young albino boy who teaches her a harsh lesson about the margin for cruelty that resides in us all. A young Mexican woman migrates to California and marries an American man—only to be deserted. A young man is disqualified from the Naval Aeronautical program and returns to his sister’s home, where he struggles with his identity and sexuality. After years of estrangement, a teenage girl travels to California from New York to spend the summer with her father. Between each of the thirteen stories in this collection are interspersed several “snapshot” stories—poetic pauses—that blend a set of images into an artistic visual unit, much like a brief cinematic experience. Every character in this collection is distinct from the next, but all of their stories unfold under the glare of the same Southern California sun—a western desert light so clear and unfiltered that it reveals everything.
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Release dateSep 28, 2021
ISBN9781647422004
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Linda Feyder

Linda Feyder is a practicing psychotherapist in New York. She received her MA in creative writing and literature from the University of Houston and has been writing fiction for many years. Her stories have appeared in literary journals and magazines. Her interest in California, her native state, and the people it attracts are the subjects of her debut collection of short stories. She lives in Long Island, New York, with her husband and enjoys traveling, visiting art museums, listening to other people’s stories, and trying to learn French. Visit her online at www.lindafeyder.com.

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