Vernal Amours

Eleven short stories are united by the common theme of a woman's journey. Her voyage begins with a repressive childhood in an authoritarian war-torn society and continues through periods of awakening and self-discovery in which she finds the hidden strength to support herself in new worlds and raise a family. </p><p> Although the stories are quite different in time and place in mood and color there is a thread that connects the main character with each happening each new encounter each mishap and each joy. </p><p> The tales show a woman enamored with the ideal of love yet unable to understand and enjoy sex. It is a woman who adores men but is afraid of their physical power their superior muscular strength a woman who had many lovers not to mention two husbands but was unable or unwilling to hold on to them. </p>