If I'd Known You Were Coming (Iowa Short Fiction Award)

If I'd Known You Were Coming (Iowa Short Fiction Award)

In these twelve award-winning stories, Kate Milliken unflinchingly shows us what can happen when the uninvited guest of our darkest desires comes to call. Whether surrounded by the white noise of a Hollywood celebration or enduring a stark winter in Maine, the characters of If Iâ€™d Known You Were Coming yearn to heal old wounds with new hurts. With a wry wit and a keen eye for emotive detail, the author of this unforgettable collection sets intersections in motion that will leave you both winded and wanting more.

In one story, a mother, driven by greed, unwittingly finds out how far her needs will push her. A hand model surprises himself and everyone else at the birthday party of an old friendâ€™s daughter in another. With poetic deftness, a woman evaluates the meaning, the familial stories, that we carry with us from birth. In a story ripped from the headlines, a woman pines for the legs her husband lost in a freak accident at a Santa Monica farmer's market. A medical clerk, restless and alone, takes advantage of a disabled neighbor.

Kate Milliken knows the ties that bind and how tautly we will pull them. These are stories about desire, betrayal, love, regret, and family. Like all great fiction, If Iâ€™d Known You Were Coming possesses that uncanny ability to reveal us to ourselves.
Country USA
Manufacturer University Of Iowa Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-10-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University Of Iowa Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-10-01
Format	Kindle eBook