In ten fresh, funny, and moving stories that go to the heart of how people grow and survive, Stephanie Vaughn beautifully captures the conflict and irony of modern life. "Powerful . . . The writing in Sweet Talk is pure and elegiac, as though it were piped in directly from the soul".--The New York Times Book Review.
Stephanie Vaughn is a writer's writer, one whose debut collection of stories, Sweet Talk, was published more than two decades ago to critical acclaim. Readers have come to these stories over the years through word of mouth, posting glowing reviews to their Goodreads pages and on their blogs--unanimously agreeing that this collection is a modern classic that deserves to be in print. Crafted in graceful, honest prose, Vaughn's stories go straight to the heart of how people live, grow and survive.