Many women, driven by a need for change in their lives, contact a marriage agency. These are their stories — ironic, woeful, romantic, and often very funny — as varied and as wonderful as the women themselves. Working as a matchmaker in the 1990’s Irina had seen a lot related to the international dating phenomenon, particularly as it was viewed through the eyes of Russian Women. The author is a Russian, but she has written these stories in a charming idiosyncratic English.

Lonely Place America. Novel-in-Stories