"Fiction." . . "United States" . . . . . "Bummer And Other Stories"@en . "Bummer, and other stories" . . . . . . "The women featured in these stories have one thing in common: They're having a terrible day. There's the housewife so entranced by the pristine order of her neighbors' belongings that she can't stop herself from breaking into their home. There's the mother easing her young son through the trauma of a murder, suddenly confronted with the reappearance of his father. There's the vulnerable middle-aged woman stuck in a coffee-chain job alongside snotty college kids, the talent manager supervising a corral of misguided young stars, and the spiky-haired artist who literally dumps her slacker fiancé--"@en . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . "Fiction"@en . . "Fiction" . "A collection of eleven short stories in which women deal with the tough realities of the world." . "Social life and customs." . . "21st century." . . . . "2000 - 2099" . . "Women." . . "United States." . . "Literature." . .