Packer, Ann. “Mendocino.” Mendocino and Other Stories. New York: Vintage Contemporaries, 2003.
Reason read: June is short story month
In the title story Bliss is visiting her brother on the ten year anniversary of their father’s suicide. Instead of finding an ally to her grief, Bliss is shocked to learn Gerald found happiness in an unlikely place: the cozy life he has built with his girlfriend, Marisa. Everything about Gerald’s new perspective rubs Bliss the wrong way until she realizes it’s not about her father anymore.
Author fact: Ann Packer also wrote A Dive From Clausen’s Pier which I’ve already read.
Book trivia: Mendocino is comprised of ten stories.
BookLust Twist: from More Book Lust in the chapter called “Good Things Come in Small Packages” (p 102).
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