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Louisa Ermelino's stories follow strong-willed women on adventures at home and abroad, from boisterous Italian-American neighborhoods to India and Afghanistan.
List of contents
Where It Belongs
Sister-in-Law
Mother Love
Marguerite
Six and Five
James Dean and Me
Malafemmina
Louise Ciarelli
The Ménage
The Baby
Death Becomes Her
A Smuggling Case
The Cellphone You Have Called
Fish Heads
The Child in the Sun
Sudder Street
About the author
Louisa Ermelino is the author of three novels: Joey Dee Gets Wise, The Black Madonna, and The Sisters Mallone. She is currently the Reviews Director at Publishers Weekly in New York City.
Summary
Louisa Ermelino's stories follow strong-willed women on adventures at home and abroad, from boisterous Italian-American neighborhoods to India and Afghanistan.
Foreword
$2500 marketing and publicity budget
Co-op available
Galleys available: national mailings; special push to women's magazines (including Glamour, Self) where Ermelino has worked and has contacts
Electronic postcard to announce publication sent to Ermelino's contacts
Newsletter and catalog feature mailed to Sarabande's database of contacts
Internet marketing campaign to include announcement on Sarabande national listserv as well as review copy mailing to online journals and blogs
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"A collection of arresting short stories that call to mind the work of Lucia Berlin in their sparse realism and humor, as well as their fine attention to the often-harsh details of women’s lives…. Birth and death, love and friendship, drugs and violence, home and abroad: the stories’ themes are elemental and affecting, lingering in the mind like parables or myths sketching something vital, sad, and true."
—Publishers Weekly, starred, boxed review
"Edgy short stories about women in trouble abroad and at home….The characters in Ermelino's 16 quick stories get around. They crack jokes, take opium, have ill-considered assignations, and are lucky to get out alive (some don't). There are a lot of great lines and a few truly timeless questions."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Admit it, you’ve always fantasized about being tough and adventurous, about crossing swords with the Mafia or sleeping with strangers and smoking opium-laced hashish. Reviews Director at Publishers Weekly Ermelino takes you there with strong-willed female characters circling through New York’s Italian American neighborhoods and far-off India and Afghanistan."
—Library Journal
"Many of Ermelino’s short tales hinge on recollections that evolve into deeper connections and realities…. Spanning perception, continents, and time, Ermelino’s 16 tales stealthily explore her characters’ unwieldy predicaments and conflicting desires."
—Booklist
