RaveBook PageIn Packer\'s stories, the protagonists, primarily young African-American women on the verge of some formative encounter, discover that they are outcasts, and that structuring their identity is more complicated than merely understanding the stereotypical difficulties associated with being black and female. They often pretend in order to get by or to get anywhere, then realize they\'re not where they wanted to be. Packer\'s beautifully constructed narratives and realistic dialogue mark this collection as the debut of an assured and original voice.
