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"Lara Williams makes a bold debut with this razor-sharp, magnificently humane story collection." --Entertainment Weekly
She finds herself single, twenty-nine, partially-employed, and about a half a stone overweight. Roller dexter of eligible friends rattling thin. Thirties breathing down her neck like an inappropriate uncle. She jogs. Looks good in turquoise. Finds herself punctuating gas "better out than in!" patting her stomach like a department store Santa. This is who I am, she thinks. The women in Lara Williams' debut story collection, A Selfie as Big as the Ritz, navigate the tumultuous interval between early twenties and middle age. In the title story, a relationship implodes against the romantic backdrop of Paris. In "One of Those Life Things," a young woman struggles to say the right thing at her best friend's abortion. In "Penguins," a girlfriend tries to accept her boyfriend's bizarre sexual fantasy. In "Treats," a single woman comes to terms with her loneliness. As Williams' characters attempt to lean in, fall in love, hold together a family, fend off loneliness, and build a meaningful life, we see them alternating between expectation and resignation, giddiness and melancholy, the rollercoaster we all find ourselves on.Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1250126622
ISBN13:9781250126627
Release Date:October 2017
Publisher:Flatiron Books
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.56 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.3" x 7.4"
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Most of these stories unfold at adrenaline rush speed...
Published by Reader Bookman , 1 year ago
Did you ever wonder what the cool girl at the party was thinking? Lara Williams is that cool girl and she lets you in on all her secrets. Yes her look is carefully curated, but her actions are not always so. Smart, funny, vulnerable and brave, these stories are among the best I have read this year.
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