Summer Vacation and Other Stories

Male-female relationships are at the center of this collection of thirteen stories. Roughly half the stories take place in the United States and half in Chile.

A common thread runs through these keenly sensitive stories: the women take the initiative, and the men, willingly or unwillingly, follow their lead. At one end of the spectrum, Ari, 14 years old, is awakening to his sexuality, and at the other, Al, almost 70 and a former college professor, sees a potential affair with a young woman ...