I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley

I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley

Hailed by David Sedaris as "perfectly, relentlessly funny" and by Colson Whitehead as "sardonic without being cruel, tender without being sentimental," from the author of the new collection Look Alive Out There. 

Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory.

From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions -- or perhaps because of them. Together, these essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex and utterly recognizable character who aims for the stars but hits the ceiling, and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is. I Was Told There'd Be Cake introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.

I Was Told There'd Be Cake (a Thurber Award finalist) and How Did You Get This Number are two New York Times bestsellers by Sloane Crosley. She lives in Manhattan and is a frequent contributor to The New York Times.

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ISBN 13	9781594483066
ISBN 10	159448306X
Title	I Was Told There'd Be Cake
Author	Sloane Crosley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2008-04-01
Number of pages	240
Prizes	Short-listed for Thurber Prize for American Humor.
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.