No One Will Ever Hear You: Stories - Paperback

by Erika Nichols-Frazer (Author)

In dazzling prose, No One Will Ever Hear You's twenty-three short stories show the plights of women discovering their own strength and control. A mother is determined to save her family from imminent nuclear disaster in a world controlled by despots. A woman is repeatedly reborn only to face immense loss over and over, intent on changing her fate. A breast cancer survivor reclaims control over her body. A writer for a satirical news show confronts homophobia while mourning a breakup. Another mother struggles to save her daughter from a deadly mental illness while battling her own traumatic past. Again and again, women discover what they are capable of; what they can endure.

This collection deftly explores themes of loss and grief amidst an increasingly fraught world through a singular voice. The title story, "No One Will Ever Hear You," won the 2019 Noir Nation Golden Fedora Fiction Prize; other stories have been nomoinated for a Pushcart.