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At Fifty, a Woman is Doomed

At Fifty, a Woman is Doomed

by Federica Marra

Season 2

She who doesn’t want to leave

"We have nice waitresses, they write verses and thoughts. I’m sure they do it so they don’t get sent away. They leave them in the bathroom, they block the door and the wall, they look at themselves in the mirror and they take photos..." This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel. www.federicamarra.it

Fireflies

"It was summer when she saw herself turn down what nobody would ever turn down, a solo role. ..." This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel. www.federicamarra.it

The diver

"On the blue bench, ice creams are eaten and other people’s stories are told. Children try out relationships that fade away immediately, in the second half of the day...." This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel. www.federicamarra.it

Waltzes and lipstick

"When he goes for lunch at is aunt’s, who had been like a mother to him, he knows he has to keep long silences or lighten up against his will with waltzes..." This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel. www.federicamarra.it

Dressing gown and stupor

"He had just thrown up what he had eaten. It wasn’t a case of hunger, but he wanted something." This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel. www.federicamarra.it

Before the lazy crowd arrives

"One part of Anita lives on looks, people’s inescapable looks on her face to give the right momentum to the day. She doesn’t know why and neither does she wonder why. Suspicion doesn’t cross her mind, she just yearns to own large hats that go with expansive smiles and put you in a good mood...." This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel. www.federicamarra.it

The god of love

"Mia was sitting in the stands in the third row and wearing a light blue jumper. She could have been anywhere, she didn’t care, a cinema, a theatre, a premiere of something… everything was equally pointless for her anyway...." This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel. www.federicamarra.it

Empty hands

"Choosing a diary is an exercise of new life, the discussion of the moment. At least for some people..." This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel. www.federicamarra.it

Candour

"A perfect woman is the last thing I want...." This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel. www.federicamarra.it

In the flower garden

"You tell me off for being happy. There, she had told him, while locked in the bathroom plunging her hand in the bath..." This is a collection of short stories. - season two. They combine snapshots of women and men, fragments of stories and simple scenarios where you can stay a while, look around and see how you feel. www.federicamarra.it

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