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The Sexual Lives of Suburbanites

Peter Stenson

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In eleven fearless, wide-ranging stories, The Sexual Lives of Suburbanites offers us a sometimes absurdist, sometimes satirical but always fresh glimpse into the things that trouble us most. From materialism to regrets and everything in-between, Stenson dissects suburban milieu. Whether narrated by e-trading infants or drug addicts, the characters' worlds unfold with energy and surprise. Variously whimsical, obsessive, charming, and dark, the stories also break your heart.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Jackleg Press
  • Publish Date: Mar 13rd, 2023
  • Pages: 262
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.59in - 0.86lb
  • EAN: 9781737513452
  • Categories: • Literary• Humorous - Dark Humor

About the Author

Stenson, Peter: - Peter Stenson received his MFA from Colorado State University in 2012. His stories and essays have been published in The Sun, The Bellevue Literary Review, The Greensboro Review, Confrontation, Post Road, Fugue, Harpur Palate, The Pinch, Blue Mesa Review, and elsewhere. His debut novel, FIEND, (Crown), was named an Amazon Best Book of the Year and his second book, THIRTY-SEVEN (DZANC), was awarded Kirkus and Publishers Weekly starred reviews. He lives with his wife and daughter in Denver.

Praise for this book

Picture a perfect Denver suburb with neat lawns, neat lives-but are they? Now come peer through the windows at the world Peter Stenson has created. Egyptian mummy-themed swinger parties, marriages with secrets and lies, loss and love under the Colorado sun. This book is generous and funny and beautifully honest.

-Ramona Ausubel, Awayland and Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty


PRAISE FOR STENSON'S WRITING


Stenson has a sharp ear for language and a gift for dark humor. -Denver Post

Peter Stenson is the bastard child of Cormac McCarthy and George Romero. -Steve Almond, Candyfreak and Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life

Stenson's brilliantly vivid prose and striking characters deserve the widest possible audience. -Booklist

Stenson is a great talent, and one of the best-kept secrets in transgressive fiction. --Criminal Element