Self-Help
Self-Help
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Summary
A collection of nine ironic, bitter-sweet stories which constitute an idiosyncratic guide to female existence: "How to be an Other Woman", "How to Talk to your Mother (Notes)", "How to Become a Writer", and "The Kid's Guide to Divorce".
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Self-Help by Lorrie Moore
This absorbing, ironic, bitter-sweet collection of nine stories marks Lorrie Moore's talented debut. Sharp, cruel and funny, the stories are presented as a highly idiosyncratic guide to female existence: 'How to be an Other Woman', 'How to Talk to Your Mother (Notes)', How to Become a Writer', 'The Kid's Guide to Divorce'.
Lorrie Moore was born in 1957 in Glens Falls, New York, and attended St Lawrence University and Cornell University. Her work has appeared frequently in the New Yorker and Best American Short Stories. She currently teaches English at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She is the author of three collections of short stories - Self-Help, Like Life and Birds of America - and the novels Anagrams and Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? She is also editor of The Faber Book of Contemporary Stories About Childhood.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571145348 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571145345 |
| Title | Self-Help |
| Author | Lorrie Moore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 1998-11-02 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |