Record of Our Debts

the long version

"In her debut collection of stories, Laura Hendrix Ezell assembles a harmonious chorus of resilient female voices?many speaking from the margins of their own lives, all contemplating their complicated relationships with the men who influence their trajectories. Set against rural backdrops whose emptiness and isolation hint at constrictive forces rather than wide open spaces, Ezell?s stories capture their characters not only at their most vulnerable and desperate, but also at essential moments of self-discovery, of purposeful recognition of the extenuating circumstances that have shaped their respective fates..." -- Publisher's website.