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A sharp collection of musings on middle-age, life, love and regret, Show Don't Tell is a funny and intimate exploration of domestic discontent.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Eligible and Romantic Comedy “blends acerbic wit, shrewd insight and sharp-eyed observation [in this] bravura collection” (The Washington Post), including a story that revisits the main character from her iconic novel Prep
“Each of these witty, intelligent stories is a slice of modern life.”—People
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A Denver Public Library Best Book Of the Year
In her second story collection, Sittenfeld shows why she’...
“Each of these witty, intelligent stories is a slice of modern life.”—People
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A Denver Public Library Best Book Of the Year
In her second story collection, Sittenfeld shows why she’...
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