A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE - Tecno-Libro

A Failure to Communicate, S. Andrea Allen s debut collection of short fiction and essays, focuses on how communication, or the lack thereof, impacts Black women s lives. . The stories range from the humorous to the heartbreaking: . one woman wins a bake-off because her co-worker misunderstands the contest. an overweight woman finally learns to love herself, even though it means leaving her girlfriend. A teenager reflects on his mother's inability to discuss her depression. a woman realizes that her partner has been hiding a gambling addiction, and has to decide whether to help her or save herself. .The women in this collection are often silenced, but Allen imbues them with a voice that demands to be heard.