Ladies' Lunch: And Other Stories -- Lore Segal, Paperback

"For almost six decades Segal has quietly produced some of the best fiction and essays in American literature..."--The New York Times

Beloved New Yorker writer Lore Segal, at 95-years-old, is a national treasure. Working at the height of her powers, in this story collection she turns her gimlet eye and compassionate humor on aging and life in the slow lane.

From the master of the short short comes a collection of 16 new stories featuring old friends who have loved and lunched together for over 40 years. These erudite, sharp-minded nonagenarians offer startling insights into friendship, family and aging.

Can the group organize a visit to one of their number in her new, and detested, assisted living situation? Is this a fabulous party with old friends, or a funeral reception? And does who was sleeping with whom, way back when, still matter?

In story after story, Segal's voice is always hilarious and urbane, heartbreaking and profound, keen and utterly unsentimental, as she tackles aging's affronts.

Author: Lore Segal
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Published: 09/26/2023
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.58w x 0.19d
ISBN: 9781685891015

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 09/18/2023