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<p><P><b>A brand-new book of hilarious and insightful personal essays by the iconic, irresistible Sloane Crosley. </b> <P>From the author of the sensational bestseller <i>I Was Told There'd Be Cake</i> comes a new book of personal essays brimming with all the charm and wit that have earned Sloane Crosley widespread acclaim, award nominations, and an ever-growing cadre of loyal fans. In <i>Cake</i> readers were introduced to the foibles of Crosley's life in New York City-always teetering between the glamour of Manhattan parties, the indignity of entry-level work, and the special joy of suburban nostalgia-and to a literary voice that mixed Dorothy Parker with David Sedaris and became something all its own. <P>Crosley still lives and works in New York City, but she's no longer the newcomer for whom a trip beyond the Upper West Side is a big adventure. She can pack up her sensibility and takes us with her to Paris, to Portugal (having picked it by spinning a globe and putting down her finger, and finally falling in with a group of Portuguese clowns), and even to Alaska, where the bear bells on her fellow bridesmaids' ponytails seemed silly until a grizzly cub dramatically intrudes. Mea

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Author
Crosley, Sloane
Publisher
Riverhead Books;Penguin USA, Inc.
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9781101183472
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Humor, Travel, Literary Collections
Rating
3.49 / 5 (9,293 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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