In these stories, readers will meet women like: the fallen starlet who
revives her career by voicing a wretched dog-man in an animated horror
film; the surrogate nearing her due date who, hoping for greater profit,
runs off to Mexico with her valuable cargo; the meals-on-wheels driver
with an eating disorder who survives on bits picked from the dinners of
her clients; the casting agent who hires a performance artist to nurse
her new baby; the young professional who, seeking eligibility for an
exclusive dating service, pretends severe colorblindness; the
dangerously protective mother who attempts to destroy her child's faith
in his physical senses. Victims or victimizers, the mothers, daughters,
sisters, lovers, friends, and ghostly presences in this collection face
their unique circumstances with passion and creativity. Whether or not
they find satisfaction, they are all Women of Consequence.