The Goodbye Process: Stories

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In This Arresting Debut Collection Of Short Stories, Mary Jones Uses Her Distinctive, Exacting Voice To Examine The Painful Ways We Say Goodbye. With Satisfying Depth And Mouth-dropping Details, These Stories Will Push You Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Ignite Intense Emotions Surrounding Love And Loss. Grief Unites Us All, As Mary’s Stories Illustrate And Exhume. A Woman Camps Out On The Porch Of An Ex-lover Who Has Barricaded Himself Inside His House; A Fatherless Preteen Girl Gets Caught Shoplifting And Then Finds Herself In Grave Danger; A Widow Moves Back To Her Hometown And Befriends A College Student; A Los Angeles Real Estate Agent Falls For A Woman Who Helps Him Detach From Years Of Dramatic Plastic Surgery; A Man Hires A Professional Mourner To Ensure His Wife’s Funeral Is A Success. The Stories Gathered In This Collection Are Dark, Stunning, Original, And Beautifully Rendered. The Goodbye Process Will Pack A Punch, Just The Way Grief Does-knocking Us Off Our Feet– Provided By Publisher.