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This is why we can't have nice things / Naomi Wood.
Van Pelt Library PR6123.O5273 T45 2024
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Wood This
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wood, Naomi, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Conduct of life--Fiction.
- Women.
- Women--Psychology--Fiction.
- Social role--Fiction.
- Social role.
- Sex role--Fiction.
- Sex role.
- Genre:
- short stories.
- Short stories.
- Humorous fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 245 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First US edition.
- Other Title:
- This is why we can not have nice things
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Mariner Books, [2024]
- Summary:
- "A woman has an unexpected outburst at a corporate therapy session for working mothers. A couple find some long-overdue time to rekindle their relationship and make an ill-advised home movie. A pregnant film director plots revenge on the actress who betrayed her. An ex-wife deliberately causes conflict at her ex-husband's wedding. ...[This short story collection] illuminates the lives of malicious, subversive, and untamed women. Exploring failed sisterhood, dubious parenting, and the dark side of modern love, this powerful and funny collection exposes how society wants women to behave, and shows what happens when they refuse"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Contents
- Lesley, in therapy
- Comorbidities
- Dracula at the movies
- A/A/A/A/
- Peek-a-boo
- Wedding day
- Hurt feelings
- Flatten the curve
- Dino moms
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Originally published as This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things in Great Britain in 2024 by Phoenix Books.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9780063399723
- 0063399725
- OCLC:
- 1421924848
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