Vanishing : five stories
(Book)

"A new mother is bewildered when her house appears to belong to a stranger; a young artist must look past stereotypes to what really matters; a filmmaker visiting a childhood friend with dementia realizes how quickly shared history vanishes; an isolated young woman forms a manipulative friendship with a mother whose daughter has died; a middle-aged office manager discovers she isn't central in the lives of her adoring young male employees. These women's lives highlight the difficulty of honing a strong identity in a culture that consistently devalues women"--,Provided by publisher.