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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 SUNDAY TIMES EFG SHORT STORY AWARD: ‘Do-Over’, one of the stories in this dazzling first collection by Curtis Sittenfeld.

In ‘The World Has Many Butterflies’, a married woman flirts with a man she meets at parties by playing You think it, I’ll say it, putting into words the bitchy things she guesses he’s thinking about their fellow guests. But she is in for a shock when, in time, she finds out what was really in his mind. ‘The Nominee’ sees Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail, confessing her surprising true feelings about a woman journalist she has sparred with over the years. In ‘Gender Studies’, a visiting academic sleeps with her taxi driver, for what turns out to be all the wrong reasons.

The theme that unites these stories is how even the cleverest people tend to misread others, and how much we all deceive ourselves. Sharp and tender, funny and wise, they show Sittenfeld’s knack for creating real, believable characters that spring off the page, while also skewering contemporary mores with brilliant dry wit.

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DIMENSION : 234 mm x 153 mm
WEIGHT : 336 g

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DESCRIPTION : Every bit as smart, sensitive, funny, and genuine as her phenomenally popular novels,* a dazzling collection from theNew York Timesbestsellingauthor ofPrep, American Wife,andEligible

I really loved all the characters in this book. Theyre so complex and interesting, and in every story, youll find them going through these pivotal moments in their lives.Reese Witherspoon (Reeses Book Club x Hello SunshineBook Pick)

NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND USA TODAYAND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post NPR Financial Times San Francisco Chronicle New York Public Library Refinery29

A suburban mother of two fantasizes about the downfall of an old friend whose wholesome lifestyle empire may or may not be built on a lie. A high-powered lawyer honeymooning with her husband is caught off guard by the appearance of the girl who tormented her in high school. A shy Ivy League student learns the truth about a classmates seemingly enviable life.

Curtis Sittenfeld has established a reputation as a sharp chronicler of the modern age who humanizes her subjects even as she skewers them. Now, with this first collection of short fiction, her astonishing gift for creating characters that take up residence in readers heads (The Washington Post) is showcased like never before. Throughout the ten stories inYou Think It, Ill Say It,Sittenfeld upends assumptions about class, relationships, and gender roles in a nation that feels both adrift and viscerally divided.

With moving insight and uncanny precision, Curtis Sittenfeld pinpoints the questionable decisions, missed connections, and sometimes extraordinary coincidences that make up a life. Indeed, she writes what were all thinkingif only we could express it with the wit of a master satirist, the storytelling gifts of an old-fashioned raconteur, and the vision of an American original.

*Booklist(starred review)

LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION

At once psychologically acute, deftly crafted and deeply pleasurable.San Francisco Chronicle

Witty and buoyant . . . Each deceptively simple and breezy story is masterfully paced and crafted.Chicago Tribune

Perfectly paced, witty and laced with unexpected twists: Every story here sticks its landing. Whatever [Sittenfeld] writes, well read it.People

Razor-sharp, often hilarious . . . [Curtis Sittenfeld] is a sharp observer of human nature and human relationships. . . . A witty, breezy, zeitgeist-y collection.USA Today

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