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A funny, fiercely intelligent, and moving collection exploring marriage, friendship, fame, and artistic ambition—including a story that revisits the main character from Curtis Sittenfeld’s iconic novel Prep—from the New York Times bestselling author of Eligible and Romantic Comedy “[Sittenfeld’s] perfectly contained stories are a joy.”—Booklist, starred review In her second story collection, Sittenfeld shows why she’s as beloved for her short fiction as she is for her novels. In these dazzling stories, she conjures up characters so real that they seem like old friends, laying bare the moments when their long held beliefs are overturned. In “The Patron Saints of Middle Age,” a woman visits two friends she hasn’t seen since her divorce. In “A for Alone,” a married artist embarks on a creative project intended to disprove the so-called Mike Pence Rule, which suggests that women and men can’t spend time alone together without lusting after each other. And in “Lost but Not Forgotten,” Sittenfeld gives readers of her novel Prep a window into the world of her beloved character Lee Fiora, decades later, when Lee attends an alumni reunion at her boarding school. Hilarious, thought-provoking, and full of tenderness for her characters, Sittenfeld’s stories peel back layer after layer of our inner lives, keeping us riveted to the page with her utterly distinctive voice

Read by Crouch, Michael

Read by Sittenfeld, Curtis

Read by Newbern, George

Read by Sands, Xe

Read by Rankin, Emily

Read by Lewis, Nicole

Read by Sieh, Kristen

Format: eAudiobook

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Show don't tell -- The marriage clock -- White women lol -- The richest babysitter in the world -- Creative differences -- Follow-up -- The tomorrow box -- A for alone -- The patron saints of middle age -- Giraffe and flamingo -- The hug -- Lost but not forgotten