The Guard

"Identification, Please" is a sharp, darkly humorous glimpse into the life of Shelby Anderson, a Southern woman navigating the murky waters of Washington, D.C. politics during the Vietnam War. Shelby's lunch with her husband's powerful, enigmatic boss becomes a breaking point, revealing her deep frustrations with the roles she has always been expected to play: charming wife, dutiful mother, Southern belle. As she confronts the shallow facades around her, Shelby teeters on the edge of rebellion in a world that constantly reduces her to an accessory. Her biting inner monologue and unexpected actions offer readers a thrilling, unsettling window into one woman's struggle for identity and authenticity amid a society that prizes conformity.