Ladies’ Lunch

And Other Stories

"For almost six decades Segal has quietly produced some of the best fiction and essays in American literature . . ." -The New York Times

Beloved New Yorker writer Lore Segal, at ninety-five years old, is a national treasure. Working at the height of her powers, in this story collection she turns her gimlet eye and compassionate humor on aging and life in the slow lane.

From the master of the short short comes a collection of sixteen new stories featuring old friends who have loved and lunched together for over forty years. These erudite, sharp-minded nonagenarians offer startling insights into friendship, family and aging.

Can the group organize a visit to one of their number in her new, and detested, assisted living situation? Is this a fabulous party with old friends, or a funeral reception? And does who was sleeping with whom, way back when, still matter?

In story after story, Segal's voice is always hilarious and urbane, heartbreaking and profound, keen and utterly unsentimental, as she tackles aging's affronts.

©2023 Lore Segal (P)2023 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Your Bube will love these ladies!

These stories resonated with me as a born New Yorker until the last two stories.i loved narrator until the last two stories. Sounded like my Bube talking, then the voice changed for some reason and the volume got lower and the story go slower. I read this one because Lore Segal’s new book is coming out and I wanted to be the feel for her writing.
Like I said the Ladies’ Lunch was great until the last two stories. Love the voice of the author and love the feel of the character. Looking forward to the next book!