American housewife : stories / Helen Ellis.
Meet the women of American Housewife: they wear lipstick, pearls, and sunscreen, even when it's cloudy. They casserole. They pinwheel. They pump the salad spinner like it's a CPR dummy. And then they kill a party crasher, carefully stepping around the body to pull cookies out of the oven. These twelve irresistible stories take us from a haunted prewar Manhattan apartment building to the set of a rigged reality television show, from the unique initiation ritual of a book club to the getaway car of a pageant princess on the lam, from the gallery opening of a tinfoil artist to the fitting room of a legendary lingerie shop. Vicious, fresh, and nutty as a poisoned Goo Goo Cluster, American Housewife is an uproarious, pointed commentary on womanhood. -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0385541031
- ISBN: 9780385541039
- ISBN: 9781101970997
- Physical Description: 188 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2016.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | What I do all day -- Wainscoting war -- Dumpster diving with the stars -- Southern lady code -- Hello! Welcome to the book club -- Fitter -- How to be a grown-ass lady -- How to be a patron of the arts -- Dead doormen -- Pageant protection -- Take it from cats -- My novel is brought to you by the good people at Tampax. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Femininity > Fiction. Revenge > Fiction. Short stories, American. Women > Fiction. Women. Womyn. |
| Genre: | Fiction. |
Available copies
- 22 of 22 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 22 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC ELLIS (Text) | 36015000264503 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC ELLIS (Text) | 36015001498498 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC ELLIS (Text) | 36015001084090 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
