American Housewife
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (899 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101970995 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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I predict it will be eagerly passed around among women like a tray of the best deviled eggs you’ve ever made. Writers, a poker player, southern ladies, and a sociopath all unknowingly vie for the mantle of best loved character and together this is a stand out, original short story collection. American Housewife is a razor-sharp collection of a dozen stories about women who might be a little cracked, but in a way that totally makes sense somehow…Who hasn’t wanted to wage an all-out w
Cannot recommend. This book was a waste of $11. I realize everyone has different tastes but for me this book just didn't cut it. I would have quit reading after the first 2 chapters but since it was a book club choice I finished it. I can say that 50% of the members didn't even bother to finish, Cannot recommend. Zann This book was a waste of $11. I realize everyone has different tastes but for me this book just didn't cut it. I would have quit reading after the first 2 chapters but since it was a book club choice I finished it. I can say that 50% of the members didn't even bother to finish, 40% did not like it and 10% loved it.. 0% did not like it and 10% loved it.. I was disappointed and after reading 3 of the stories gave up I was disappointed and after reading 3 of the stories gave up and will wait for my book club discussion to see exactly what I missed.. "OK - Not Great" according to pamela mckee. It had funny moments, but it was not one of my favorite books.
They pinwheel. They wear lipstick, pearls, and sunscreen, even when it’s cloudy. They casserole. Meet the women of American Housewife. Taking us from a haunted pre-war Manhattan apartment building to the unique initiation ritual of a book club, these twelve delightfully demented stories are a refreshing and wicked answer to the question: “What do housewives do all day?”. And then they kill a party crasher, carefully stepping around the body to pull cookies from the oven
. Raised in Alabama, she lives with her husband in New York City. HELEN ELLIS is the acclaimed author of Eating the Cheshire Cat. She is a poker player who competes on the national tournament circuit