{"product_id":"curtis-sittenfeld-help-yourself-2020-hardback","title":"Curtis Sittenfeld: Help Yourself [2020] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover these fabulous stories by the bestselling author of ROMANTIC COMEDY, AMERICAN WIFE and YOU THINK IT, I'LL SAY IT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eNobody else writes with such precision and amusement' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRED MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Recommended for anyone who enjoys short stories. Delicious' \u003c\/b\u003ePANDORA SYKES, The High-Low podcast\u003cbr\u003e____________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSittenfeld's wryly hilarious and insightful new collection, HELP YOURSELF, illuminates human experience and gracefully upends our assumptions about class and race, envy and disappointment, gender and celebrity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuburban friends fall out after a racist encounter at a birthday party is caught on video and posted on Facebook; an illustrious Manhattan film crew are victims of their own snobbery when they underestimate a pre-school teacher from the Mid-West; and a group of young writers fight about love and narrative style as they compete for a prestigious bursary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConnecting each of these three stories is Sittenfeld's truthful yet merciless eye. Full of tenderness and compassion, this dazzling collection celebrates our humanity in all its pettiness and glory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books for Autumn title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Guide to Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for CURTIS SITTENFELD:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You won't want these stories to end' \u003c\/b\u003eREESE WITHERSPOON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003ePerfect miniatures in deadpan prose' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eClear-eyed and compulsive' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittenfeld, Curtis","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53148508193107,"sku":"9780857527479","price":12.84,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53148508225875,"sku":"XV80857527479","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/sittenfeld-curtis-curtis-sittenfeld-help-yourself-2020-hardback-1224700185.jpg?v=1772488958","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/curtis-sittenfeld-help-yourself-2020-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}