What If We Were Somewhere Else
New stories from Wendy J. Fox
"Fox’s prose is laced with tenderness, exploring lives measured in acceptance, kindness and connection. Even while moving insightfully through the more alienating facets of office culture — networking parties, breakroom concerns — Fox invests most of all in what makes us people over workers: those closely held moments pregnant with change, when a new life could break open if we just reach for the person next to us." - New York Times
"Fox’s prose is laced with tenderness, exploring lives measured in acceptance, kindness and connection. Even while moving insightfully through the more alienating facets of office culture — networking parties, breakroom concerns — Fox invests most of all in what makes us people over workers: those closely held moments pregnant with change, when a new life could break open if we just reach for the person next to us." - New York Times
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"Wendy J. Fox delivers a realistic, emotionally driven set of interlinked stories. Relatable, affecting, and at times absurd, this collection is for anyone who has felt frustrated at work." - Booklist Starred Review
“An inhalable balance of the whimsical and the poignant. Wendy J. Fox is a delight.” - Juliet Grames, author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna “Each story in this addictive collection casts a spell, lifting a throbbing human life from the tired lines of a corporate spreadsheet. Fox demands we feel alive in the modern spaces where we've gone numb. What if We Were Somewhere Else is binge worthy. It's Friday night, stay in alone, tell your friends you have other plans, kind of reading.” - Dave Patterson, author of Soon The Light Will Be Perfect “In this connected collection of stories, Wendy J. Fox introduces us to an engaging medley of office coworkers, as well as their families, friends, and lovers. Fox’s memorable narrations, ranging from eccentric to evocative, side-splitting to shocking, had me smiling, pondering, and turning the pages for more.” – Cynthia Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of The Bookseller and The Glass Forest |
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