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      The Missing Kidney and Other Stories

      by Maxine Rosaler
      Published
      May 2025
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      Set in the grungy New York City of the 1970s and ‘80s, these stories convey a sense of the enchantment that lurks on the flip side of every moment, as if the meaning of life were hidden within the static being blasted out of the loudspeakers on a subway platform, or a scrap of newspaper preserved under ice on a cold winter's day.

      A girl tries to save the boy she loves from his crippling love for his uncle.  A champion of social justice talks herself into believing that the man she finds sexually repulsive is a perfect fit for her perfectly ordered life. A man kneels on the sidewalk before a memorial he constructed for his girlfriend as a crowd of curious onlookers gather around him. Rosaler deals out the fates of a vivid array of complex characters with unflagging energy, wit and a delight in the details of city life.  

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      General Fiction

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      Jewish

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