If the Body Allows It: Stories Condition:Good perhaps deadly

perhaps deadly

He doesn't back away from the pains and struggles of life and love

bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

Don't question

If the Body Allows It: Stories Condition:Good perhaps deadlyLonglisted for the PEN Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection, If the Body Allows It is divided into six parts and framed by the story of Marie, a woman in her thirties living in Newark, New Jersey. Suffering from a chronic autoimmune illness, she also struggles with guilt over the overdose and death of her father. The stories within the frame explore failed marriages, isolation, teenage mistakes, and forging a life in the aftermath.