Always happy hour : stories by Miller, Mary, 1977- author instant download

Always happy hour : stories by Miller, Mary, 1977- author instant download

244 pages ; 22 cm, \"Acerbic and ruefully funny, [this book] weaves tales of young women-- deeply flawed and intensely real-- who struggle to get out of their own way. They love to drink and have sex; they make bad decisions with men who either love them too much or too little; and they haunt a Southern terrain of gas stations, public pools, and dive bars. Though each character shoulders the weight of her own baggage-- whether it's a string of horrible exes, a boyfriend with an annoying child, or an inability to be genuinely happy for a best friend-- they are united in their unrelenting suspicion that they deserve better. These women seek understanding in the most unlikely places: a dilapidated foster home where love is a liability in \"Big Bad Love,\" a trailer park littered with a string of bad decisions in \"Uphill,\" and the unfamiliar corners of a dream home purchased with the winnings of a bitter divorce settlement in \"Charts.\" Taking a microscope to delicate patterns of love and intimacy, Miller evokes the reticent love among the misunderstood, the gritty comfort in bad habits that can't be broken, and the beat-by-beat minutiae of fated relationships.\"--Amazon.com