The Cost Of Lunch, Etc: Short Stories

Marc Notes: Marge Piercy's debut collection of short stories offers glimpses into the lives of everyday women through and making sense of their daily internal and external worlds. Review Quotes: The author displays an old-fashioned narrative drive and a set of well-realized characters permitted to lead their own believably odd lives. " Thomas Mallon, ""Newsday""Review Quotes: This reviewer knows no other writer with "Piercy s "gifts for tracing the emotional route that two people take to a double bed, and the mental games and gambits each transacts there. " Ron Grossman, ""Chicago Tribune""Review Quotes: " Marge Piercy i"s not just an author, she s a cultural touchstone. Few writers in modern memory have sustained her passion, and skill, for creating stories of consequence. " ""Boston Globe""Biographical Note: Marge Piercy is the author of 17 novels, including the national bestsellers "Braided Lives," "Gone to Soldiers," and "Woman on the Edge of Time"; 17 volumes of poetry; and a critically acclaimed memoir, "Sleeping with Cats." She has been the recipient of four honorary doctorates and has been a key player in many of the major progressive political battles, including the anti Vietnam War and the women s movements, and more recently an active participant in the resistance to the war in Iraq. She lives in Wellfleet, Massachusetts." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/19/2014 (EAN 9781604864960, Hardcover) Booklist 07/01/2014 pg. 26 (EAN 9781604864960, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Piercy, Marge Marge Piercy has written eight previous novels, including "Fly Away Home, Braided Lives, Vida, Woman on the Edge of Time, "and "Small Changes. "She has published ten collections of poetry, including "Circles on the Water "(her selected poems), "Stone, Paper, Knife, "and most recently, "My Mother's Body. "She coauthored one play with her husband, Ira Wood, the novelist and screenwriter, with whom she lives on Cape Cod.