Love Stories by New Women

"This startling collection of eighteen stories takes a long, intimate look--sometimes tough, often bemused, always riveting--at the private landscapes of women's lives. A bored mother falls in love with a bottle of vodka and finds her husband and daughter turning to the lady-next-door for love. A young woman begs an unwilling husband for a child, and their sex life becomes a battle of wits, as she finds a solution with the help of the couple upstairs. A virgin bride experiences a bizarre consummation on her wedding night, while her husband lies in their motel room alone." [from back cover] Writers included: Jean Thompson, Judith Serin, Barbara Lovell, Lee Smith, Kathryn Kramer, Laurel Speer, Helen Barolini, Ann Taylor, Sara Rose, Lee Sokel, Deena Metzger, Pamela Oldham, Margaret Gibson, Carole Rosenthal, Tirza Latimer, Diane Vreuls, Lloyd Rose and Irene Tiersten.