<p>In the twelve stories in this engrossing collection, Sara Schaff introduces us tocharacters at turning points in their lives; in doing so, she charts the way we takerisks—or create illusions—in the face of the unknown. A newly blended family’svacation is upended by one daughter’s mythmaking and another’s eagerness to believeher. A young couple on the verge of breaking up take one last trip together, only to havetheir reconciliation disrupted by uninvited guests. A woman faces accusations of theftby the very people who think they have saved her from a troubled past. In beautifulprose that is sometimes dark, sometimes humorous, Schaff ’s stories grapple with class,sexuality, and relationships in ways that feel revelatory and yet deeply true. Awkward,flawed, and hopeful, these characters’ stories hum with the regrets and desires thatdrive us—sometimes closer to our goals, sometimes heartbreakingly further away.</p>

Say Something Nice About Me

Literature & Fiction

Schaff, Sara

Short Stories & Anthologies

Augury Books

<p>What is love if not an invention-not just human instinct but artful construction? The women who people The Invention of Love, Sara Schaff's second story collection, long to conceive of themselves as artists, as lovers, as good sisters and daughters-while contending with financial insecurity and the reality of twenty-first century womanhood. A college student finds her voice as an artist through a tiny lie. A woman grieves her mother's death by shopping for houses she can't afford and will never live in. Against the backdrop of the 2016 election, a copywriter contends with misogyny in the workplace by using that very misogyny against her incompetent male boss. Nostalgic for the women they were or might have been-or still might yet become-their stories illuminate the moments where everything changes-even when what changes is how we must see our futures.</p>

The Invention of Love

Split/Lip Press

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Say Something Nice About Me

The Invention of Love