"Fascinating...The author makes life crises hilarious and painful at the same time."--The New York Observer"Observant...wonderously written."--Kirkus Reviews"Crisp...Sharp, wry and darkly funny, these stories show off a seductive, talented new voice."--Publishers Weekly"The wonderful characters who inhabit Save Yourself are both burdened and enlivened by their addiction to the guilty pleasures of life...Edgy, and smart."--Antonya Nelson, author of Female Trouble
Product Description
Brazen and sharp-witted, Merin Wexler’s linked stories document women and teenagers caught in the pivotal conflicts of their lives. A new mother finds herself inexplicably drawn to the local porn shop, her baby strapped to her chest. A career mom decides to have a second child to keep her nanny. A teenaged babysitter sleeps with the dad to get closer to the mom. The glamorous proprietress of the summerhouse next door takes advantage of her infatuated teenage neighbor to suppress her feelings of estrangement from her indifferent husband. Wickedly funny and unsettling, Save Yourself is a work of startling insight by a gifted young writer.
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