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In an era of hot takes and easy generalizations, this collection reclaims the absurdities and paradoxes of life as it is actually lived from the American fantasy of niceness. In Macy''s world, human desires and fatal blind spots slam headlong into convenient, social-media-driven narratives that would sort us into neat boxes of insider or outsider; good or bad; with us or against us.

Time and again, whether at home or in the age-old role of Americans abroad, Macy''s women see their good intentions turn awry. A woman who tries to do a good deed for an underprivileged child sees it go horribly wrong. A wife, attempting to be a good host to a friend''s strange ex-boyfriend, finds herself in a compromised situation. And, in the title story, a newlywed fancies herself a Euro-sophisticate until an accident reminds her just how truly foreign she really is.

In tales where shocking and sometimes brutal events disabuse characters of their most cherished beliefs, Macy forgoes easy

A Blind Corner

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      Publisher Little, Brown & Company
      Published 7 July 2022
      ISBN-13 9780316434195
      978-0316434195
      ISBN-10 0316434191
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In an era of hot takes and easy generalizations, this collection reclaims the absurdities and paradoxes of life as it is actually lived from the American fantasy of niceness. In Macy''s world, human desires and fatal blind spots slam headlong into convenient, social-media-driven narratives that would sort us into neat boxes of insider or outsider; good or bad; with us or against us.

      Time and again, whether at home or in the age-old role of Americans abroad, Macy''s women see their good intentions turn awry. A woman who tries to do a good deed for an underprivileged child sees it go horribly wrong. A wife, attempting to be a good host to a friend''s strange ex-boyfriend, finds herself in a compromised situation. And, in the title story, a newlywed fancies herself a Euro-sophisticate until an accident reminds her just how truly foreign she really is.

      In tales where shocking and sometimes brutal events disabuse characters of their most cherished beliefs, Macy forgoes easy

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