Publication
Engine Books (2016), 216 pages
Collections
Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Finalist — 2017)
Massachusetts Book Award (Must-Read (Longlist) — Fiction — 2017)
Content and Summary Info
Bisexual Content: Some stories include bisexual characters (cisgender women).
Publisher's Summary: A sister’s darkest secret is revealed at her brother’s wedding. A woman with extrasensory visions accidentally gives her philandering husband her blessing. A dying mother wishes her cancer was her daughters’, not hers. Pretend I’m Your Friend lays bare the fear, loss, and pain of love, sex, and family life in eleven crisp, engaging, and startlingly funny, elegantly entwined stories.