First published 2024
Joan Wickersham presents a collection of stories where characters face moments when their carefully planned lives suddenly shift direction. A woman discovers her husband's secret correspondence. A family gathers for what might be their last holiday together. A couple moves to a new city only to find themselves more isolated than before. Each story captures people at crossroads, making choices that will reshape their futures. The characters struggle with questions of loyalty, identity, and the weight of unspoken truths. Wickersham writes with precision about the small betrayals and quiet revelations that define relationships. These are stories about resilience and the human capacity to rebuild after everything falls apart. The book examines how people navigate loss, disappointment, and the gap between what they expected from life and what actually unfolds.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: crossroads, quiet-revelations, resilience
Period: 21st-Century
124 pages · Hardcover · Eastover Press