Drastic: Stories

Maud Casey, Author William Morrow & Company $23.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-688-17696-9

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Maud Casey follows her New York Times Notable debut, The Shape of Things to Come, with Drastic, a skillful, moving collection of stories. ""Seaworthy"" sets the tone as adolescent Irene and her father take a vacation, leaving her mentally ill mother behind. In ""Days at Home,"" a woman moves in with her mother, who goes on more dates than she does; the 48-year-old narrator of ""Talk Show Lady"" is hired to play a variety of dysfunctional guests on a Maury-style program. Casey infuses her characters' bleak situations with a winning combination of emotional resonance, subtle humor and wisdom. Agent, Alice Tasman.

Reviewed on: 07/01/2002
Release date: 07/01/2002

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