Full Description
Years after Caspers's unnamed narrator loses her first lover in a tragic accident, she finds herself wondering, "What did she want from me? What are the things that matter?" In vivid, richly detailed vignettes, the book tracks the cyclical nature of grief and remembrance across a life fractured by loss. At times dryly comical, at other times radiantly surreal, The Fifth Woman is a testament to the resurrecting power of memory and enduring love.
Contents
Ants
Two Clean Things
The Dog
The Phone Call
The Gun
The Closet
Reception
The Cat
Weather
A Hat Shaped Like a Dog That Looked Like a Cat
Thinking
The Horse
The Fifth Woman
Pair of Sunfish
Sharks
Frontiers
Help
On the Roof
The Crack
The Ravine
Dandelions
Coast of Peru
