The Joy of Funerals: A Novel in Stories

A Widow Who Lusts ... a daughter who aches ... a lover who obsesses ... a shopaholic who hungers ... a funeral-junkie who needs. The Joy of Funerals is a riveting collection that explores the lives of nine restless, rootless young women, each willing to take drastic measures to fill the voids created by loss, longing, and loneliness. Embodying a Sex and the City spirit, these women are unfulfilled party girls who have momentarily slid over to the dark side, hell-bent on finding love and connection. The stories are tied together by the novella The Joy of Funerals, which follows the life of Nina, a single thirtysomething woman who attends the funerals of the deceased characters in the previous tales, all in the hope of bonding with others. With raw wit, mordant humor, and a penetrating voice throughout, talented newcomer Alix Strauss offers a clever and provocative take on life in the big city.