NewShow Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell

Sittenfeld, Curtis (Author)

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£9.99

Witty, zeitgeisty short stories, which are full of astute observations and characters so convincing that they feel immediately familiar… Her narrators' voices are funny, warm and informal, making her stories such an easy pleasure to read that they disguise the skill behind Sittenfeld's attentive prose.OBSERVERSittenfeld zooms in on urban Midwesterners dealing with middle-aged disillusions in this witty story collection…In one sparkling comedy of manners after another, the author documents with a clear and affectionate eye how tiny prejudices and blind spots lead her protagonists ...

ISBN (SKU)

9781804993804

Pages

320

Weight

224g

Dimensions

197x128x21

Imprint

Penguin Books

Published

19, February, 2026

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