From the award-winning author of Mrs. and The Fundamentals of Play comes a short story collection about pride, privilege, and our nagging need to belong.
... not exactly satirical, but its best lines have the sting of topical social critique ... This type of canny writing affords a certain reading pleasure: recognition, even self-recognition, as well as some light, judgy fun ... These tensions need no resolution: We yearn for individuality even as we yearn to belong — generating anxiety, but also comedy.
Macy introduces characters unified by a sense of disorientation and outsider status in her second collection...In 'Residents Only,' a woman takes her two daughters to a vacation condo in Acapulco, trying not to draw the attention of the building’s other residents while keeping the housekeeper’s grandson entertained...Frances hopes that renting a house in Leicester will give her, her husband, and their young son community roots in 'One of Us'...Macy renders each character’s emotional complexities in thoughtful detail...With nuanced storytelling and memorable settings, she draws readers into the minds of people struggling to live as different versions of themselves.
