Life and Other Shortcomings: Stories - Paperback

by Corie Adjmi (Author)

Life and Other Shortcomings is a collection of linked short stories that takes the reader from New Orleans to New York City to Madrid, and from 1970 to the present day. The women in these twelve stories make a number of different choices: some work, others don't; some stay married, some get divorced; others never marry at all. Through each character's intimate journey, specific truths are revealed about what it means to be a woman--in relationship with another person, in a particular culture and era--and how these conditions ultimately affect her relationship with herself. The stories as a whole depict patriarchy, showing what still might be, but certainly what was, for some women in this country before the #MeToo movement. Both a cautionary tale and a captivating window into women's lives, Life and Other Shortcomings is required reading for anyone interested in an honest, incisive, and compelling portrayal of the female experience.

Author Biography

Corie Adjmi is the executive producer of the films A Photographic Memory and Horsegirls. She is the USA Today best-selling, award-winning author of the novel The Marriage Box and the short story collection Life and Other Shortcomings. The Jewish Chronicle included The Marriage Box on a list of Best Jewish Books and the novel was featured as a Goodreads Most Popular Book. Corie's prize-winning essays and short stories have appeared in dozens of journals and magazines, including HuffPost, Newsweek, North American Review, Indiana Review, Medium, Motherwell and Kveller. In 2024, Corie contributed an essay to the anthology, On Being Jewish Now edited by Zibby Owens. She and her husband have five children and a number of grandchildren, with more on the way. She lives and works in New York City.