The Glass Eaters

By: Katherine Vaz

Narrated by: Emily Caudwell

Vaz is well-known for her stories set in the unglamorous parts of the San Francisco East Bay, with their poignant images, crisp dialogue, and swift pacing. From the opening line of The Glass Eaters - "I was my mother's mother until I turned 16." - we know we're in for one of her most wrenchingly intimate portraits yet. The Glass Eaters sweeps us into the lives of Julia Duarte and her mother, Clarissa, a caterer-turned-ice sculptor, as Clarissa's long-term affair with a married man takes turns that are sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but finally a reminder of how everything except desire is fleeting. This is a story that pricks at our own secret hopes about what it means to love someone forever.

©2002 Katherine Vaz (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Surprisingly Heartfelt and Good

This short story is one that focuses on RELATIONSHIPS and the intricate, fragile moments between a mother and daughter as they are woven into a lifetime. As a daughter, I can relate to the inability to predict or control a mother's erratic behaviors and feelings. And how it feels to become your own mother's mother. There is a beauty to this story, as well as a finality. Love can and does transcend anything that we humans can imagine. The unlikely force of passion and love are well represented here.