{"product_id":"show-dont-tell-by-curtis-sittenfeld-9781529925906","title":"Show Don't Tell","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDazzling new story collection from the prize-nominated Sunday Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eRomantic Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Wife\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYou Think It, I'll Say It\u003c\/em\u003e, your next read from the instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Sittenfeld is in a league of her own' - Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of my favourite authors' - Kate Atkinson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Anything Sittenfeld writes, we'll read' - People\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'No-one else writes with such precision and amusement' - Red Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRazor-sharp, glittering tales exploring marriage, fame and female friendship, from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eRomantic Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Wife\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this compulsive collection of twelve witty stories, Sittenfeld shows why she's as beloved for her short fiction as she is for her novels, as she conjures up characters so real that they seem like old friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn '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 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 \u003cem\u003ePrep\u003c\/em\u003e a new window into the world of her beloved character Lee Fiora, decades later, when Lee attends an awkward school reunion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWitty, confronting and full of tenderness, Sittenfeld peels back layer after layer of our inner lives, keeping us riveted to the page with her utterly distinctive voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREADERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF CURTIS SITTENFELD-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Small windows into modern life and as such highly entertaining. Curtis, you're a star!' - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Sittenfeld understands women so well, it's like having someone look straight into your soul' - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Devoured! You'll recognise yourself and others in these pages' - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46018364670188,"sku":"9781529925906","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529925906.jpg?v=1734346836","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/show-dont-tell-by-curtis-sittenfeld-9781529925906","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}