by Clare Barron
Northwestern University Press, 2017
eISBN: 978-0-8101-3529-1 | Paper: 978-0-8101-3528-4
Library of Congress Classification PS3602.A837246Y68 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 812.6

ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC | REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Winner of a 2015 Obie Award for Playwriting
 
Mae has returned home to help her father while he undergoes treatment for cancer. But she needs a little help herself. She’s just lost her boyfriend and her job. (It turns out there are consequences to dating your boss . . .) And she’s desperately craving intimacy of any sort. Mae escapes into the the arms of a chain-smoking, imaginary Cowboy who turns her on and ties her up. And she escapes into chatter with her siblings as they attempt to distract and entertain themselves in a hospital waiting room. But ultimately, it’s her deep love for her father that teaches Mae to remain optimistic and ambitious in the face of suffering and that gets her back on track.
 

 
 


See other books on: Cancer | Family relationships | Fathers and daughters | Patients | Play
See other titles from Northwestern University Press