Life and Other Shortcomings: Stories

"We're all familiar with the happy parts of relationships, we've been raised on them, but Life and Other Shortcomings gets into the nitty-gritty of what comes over time." -- Paperback Paris "Corie Adjmi's Life and Other Shortcomings is a slice of life literary work full of lessons that need to be shared today. Juxtaposing the present with the past, the book reveals a web of interconnected stories meant to relate to women's everyday lives. These stories are so honest and relatable, it hurts." --Readers' Favorite "Corie Adjmi's linked short stories tell of the heartaches and difficulties of growing up--physically and spiritually--as a woman in a patriarchal society. Wonderful writing!" --Francoise Brodsky, Director Shakespeare & Co "Among the women of these stoxadries are dutixadful housexadwives, devoutxadly relixadgious women, insexadcure teenagers, and many othxader colxadorxadful charxadacxadters. Pop culture references peppered throughoutu2009-u2009including nostalgic callbacks to Dr.Scholl's sandals, Swanson's Frozen Dinners, Star Trek, and The Brady Bunchu2009-u2009only add to the realism and heart of the book. These stories are full of drama, humor, descriptive language, and insight, and they make for a very enjoyable read. Adjmi subtly, but so perceptively, unfolds the characters' private fears, hopes, and dreams, zeroing in on how a single experience or event can change a life." --Jewish Book Council "Twelve accounts bear witness to the female experience, and how the choices we make look differently depending on when and where we live. As a whole, the collection illustrates the influence of patriarchy, especially so before the #MeToo movement." --Travel +Leisure "For fans of Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, Amazon's Modern Love, and HBO's Mrs. Fletcher, Life and Other Shortcomings is both a cautionary tale and a captivating window into women's lives. An honest, incisive, and compelling portrayal of the female experience." --Beyond the Bookends "When you're tired of binge-watching Netflix, this collection is an honest cautionary tale about the female experience." --Brit + Co "Twelve stories highlight very different women and their journeys.Take a peek into these women's lives and into their relationships." --Frolic Media "A compelling collection that captures the mystery and menace beneath love and family life." --Kirkus Review "Take a break from reality and relax with a great new book." --BuzzFeed "Honest portrayal of women in a patriarchal world." --Bookstr "All that glitters is not gold in Corie Adjmi's wonderful short story collection Life and Other Shortcomings . Adjmi exposes the fear, envy, and yearning that simmer just beneath the surface of her characters' beautiful lives. Her writing is both elegant and powerful. I was hooked from the first page to the last." ―Ellen Sussman, NewYork Times best-selling author of four novels, A Wedding in Provence , The Paradise Guest House , French Lessons and On a Night Like This "I'm in love with this book. It is just so good. It's real and definitely something that makes you feel like you've been heard and you have a friend." --Ann Garvin, Founder of Tall Poppy Writers and USA Today best-selling author of I Thought You Said This Would Work, I Like You Just Fine When You're Not Around , The Dog Year , and On Maggie's Watch "Corie Adjmi's stories are sharply written, unsparing, and spot-on. With wisdom and humanity, Life and Other Shortcomings plumbs the mysteries of adult life: the menacing underside of love,the protean nature of grief, and the baffling difficulty of staying true to ourselves and the things we value most. Assured in her storytelling, Adjmi writes with force and perception. Her stories are a must-read." ―Elyssa Friedland, author of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel, The Floating Feldmans, The Intermission, and Love and Miss Communication "Pitch perfect and very haunting, Life and Other Shortcomings is a true delight. Adjmi's interlocking stories are as funny as they are tragic. Her characters are so real and relatable, you'll find yourself rooting for them, even as they get into trouble. Adjmi is a great new talent." --Alison Espach, author of The Adults "Corie Adjmi has a flair for dramatizing scenes. She homes in on the killer moment, and her dialogue is so honest that I was cringing at times. It is just so vivid." --Susan Breen, author of The Fiction Class "Poignant,laugh-out-loud funny, and unnerving all at once, Life and Other Shortcomings is the one you've been waiting for.This collection is replete with emotionally charged, compassionate, true tolife characters. Stories come together to create layer over layer of veiled emotional and psychological complexity." --Nicole Dweck, author of The Debt of Tamar "Featuring 12 stories about women in various cities and eras, each share a connection to one another. And you're along for the journey as they reveal certain truths about the female experience. It's an anthem, and also a cry for a change."-- Parade "A Travel Must-Read." --The Hollywood Times Life and Other Shortcomings won an International Book Award, an IBPA Benjamin Franklin award, and an American Fiction Award. Corie Adjmi has been featured in Travel and Leisure, New York Magazine, The Hollywood Times, Parade, BuzzFeed, and more.xa0Her essays and short stories have appeared in dozens of journals and magazines, including HuffPost, North American Review, Indiana Review, Medium, Motherwell, Kveller, and others. Her forthcoming book is a novel titled The Marriage Box. It is due out in August 2022.