Kathryn Ma presents to readers a handful of turbulent stories with the release of her new book All That Work and Still No Boys, a well-received collection of intoxicating short stories that house her cultural narratives of family tribulation, emotional and multifaceted relationship dilemmas and perpetual soul-searching.
With a wide range of spicy archetypal scenarios, readers will surely devour her literature in one sitting — not because All That Work and Still No Boys is short in page length, but because it’s delightfully impregnated with useful contemplation and realistic amusement. With memorable characters like Barbara in her title short story “All That Work and Still No Boys,” Daisy in “Second Child,” and Chan in “Prank,” it’s no wonder why readers are sure to imaginatively trade places with these individuals and celebrate with them, cry with them, and learn with them. And the very same can be said about many other characters in Ma’s book.
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KATHRYN MA
Kathryn Ma is an important writer, both pervasively alluring and respectfully astute. All That Work and Still No Boys is further proof that she is very deserving of her many literary awards and achievements. And after reading All That Work and Still No Boys one can assume readers will be hungry and on the hunt for the future books yet to be written by Kathryn Ma.
All That Work and Still No Boys by Kathryn Ma
ISBN 978-1-58729-822-6, $16.00 (
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