pstrongA playful and deeply affective short story collection about the histories, technologies, and generational divides that shape our relationships--from the award-winning writer of emDays of Distractionemstrongpp pCompelling and perceptive, emTomb Sweeping emprobes the loyalties we hold to relatives, to strangers, and to ourselves. In stories set across the US and Asia, Alexandra Chang immerses us in the lives of immigrant families, grocery store employees, expecting parents, and guileless lab assistants.pp A woman known only to her neighbors as the Asian recycling lady collects bottles from the streets she calls home. A young college grad ponders the void left from a broken friendship. An unfulfilled housewife in Shanghai finds a secret outlet for her ambitions in an undercover gambling den. Two strangers become something more through the bond of mistaken identity.pp These characters, adeptly attuned to the mystery of living, invite us to consider whether it is possible for anyone