Self-Help

Self-Help

Short stories

Paperback (01 May 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

'America's first lady of darkness and mirth.' Guardian

'I'd rather spend time with her than anyone else on Earth.' Nicole Flattery

'Lorrie Moore is one of my very favourite writers.' Monica Heisey

Complicated, awkward, funny, cruel, heartbroken, mysterious; Self-Help forms an idiosyncratic guide to female existence which is just as relevant today as it was 30 years ago. These stories are modern America at its most real, with characters sharing thoughts and experiences they could have borrowed from our own lives. This is how to deal with divorce, adultery, cancer, how to talk to your mother or become a writer, the Lorrie Moore way.

About the Publisher

Faber & Faber

Faber and Faber is one of the last of the great independent publishing houses in London. With the great depth of its backlist, featuring books by no fewer than twelve Nobel Laureates and six Booker Prize-winners, a thriving frontlist and ever-growing e-book list, and new ventures including the print-on-demand Faber Finds imprint, Faber Digital (publisher of the award-winning The Waste Land for iPad App), Faber Academy (the creative writing school), as well as Faber Factory Powered by Constellation, and Faber Factory Plus, the company continues to go from strength to strength.

Book information

ISBN: 9780571260850
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Pub date:
Edition: Short stories
DEWEY: 813.54
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 142g
Height: 196mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 12mm