Show Don't Tell

In her second story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld conjures vivid characters at crucial life junctures, laying bare moments when long-held beliefs are overturned.

Stories include a divorced woman visiting old friends in 'The Patron Saints of Middle Age,' a married artist challenging the Mike Pence Rule in 'A for Alone,' and a revisit to Prep's Lee Fiora at an alumni reunion in 'Lost but Not Forgotten.

' With acerbic wit and tenderness, the tales delve into strained marriages, past regrets, societal expectations, privilege, and unfulfilled desires.