Overview
A richly detailed, brilliantly woven debut collection about the lives and lore of one Black family
Shannon Sandersās sparkling debut brings us into the company of the Collins family and their acquaintances as they meet, bicker, compete, celebrate, worry, keep and reveal secrets, build lives and careers, and endure. Moving from Atlantic City to New York to DC, from the 1960s to the 2000s, from law students to drag performers to violinists to matriarchs, Company tells a multifaceted, multigenerational saga in thirteen stories.
Each piece in Company includes a moment when a guest arrives at someoneās home. In āThe Good, Good Men,ā two brothers reunite to oust a ādeadbeatā boyfriend from their motherās house. In āThe Everest Society,ā the brothersā sister anxiously prepares for a home visit from a social worker before adopting a child. In āBirds of Paradise,ā their aunt, newly promoted to university provost, navigates a minefield of microaggressions at her own welcome party. And in the haunting title story, the provostās sister finds her solitary life disrupted when her late sisterās daughter comes calling.
These are stories about intimacy, societal and familial obligations, and the ways inheritances shape our fates. Buoyant, somber, sharp, and affectionate, this collection announces a remarkable new voice in fiction.
This book title, Company (Stories), ISBN: 9781644452516, by Shannon Sanders, published by Graywolf Press (October 3, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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