Meet Elly Fisher - a brash, searching, adventurous young woman whose desire for love and understanding takes her to places as far flung as a ranch in Colorado, a newspaper's personal ads, Europe, and even into the arms of a married man. Making her debut, author Lisa Kusel paints a portrait of a woman who is by turns confident, confused, loving, and selfish.
In these ten sometimes haunting, sometimes humorous, and always intelligent stories, you can't help but become totally absorbed by Elly Fisher's life as she ages from her teens to her thirties. Elly is not the main character in each of the stories, but her presence is the driving force in all of them.
Lydia Jiminez tells us how Elly disrupts the peaceful setting on a cattle ranch in PRAIRIE DOGS. In CRAPS, Elly and Maxine, a psychologist, try to make sense of Elly's failed relationships. In SWM you'll laugh along with Elly's clumsy forays into the world of blind dates. In THE OTHER SIDE, you'll meet Naomi, who accidentally finds Elly's travel journal at a yard sale. Discover how these vicarious adventures rock her world. Each story is splendidly woven together to form a rich tapestry of one young woman, with the depth of any conventionally structured novel. For anyone who has ever felt the ups and downs of searching for identity or true love, OTHER FISH IN THE SEA is a familiar and delightful read.
