Spoiled
Author: Macy, Caitlin
ISBN: 9780812971729
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Sep 2010
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
One of 2009's most buzzed-about story collections, which "dissect s the lives of the rich and miserable with tender but surgical precision. This is what happens to gossip girls 20 years down the line" (Time).
A young woman does a good deed for her nanny, only to have it go horribly wrong. A newly married woman struggles to gain the upper hand with her self-assured cleaning woman. An anxious woman desperate for an authentic experience makes a rash decision to leave the grounds of her Moroccan luxury hotel. In this sophisticated and provocative story collection, acclaimed author Caitlin Macy turns her unsparing eye on well-heeled thirtysomething women who, despite their education and affluence, struggle to keep their footing in their relationships with their friends, spouses, and children-not to mention their help. Full of surprising, sometimes shocking insights and brimming with outrage and compassion, Spoiled is a remarkable collection from a boldly talented writer.
ISBN: 9780812971729
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Sep 2010
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
One of 2009's most buzzed-about story collections, which "dissect s the lives of the rich and miserable with tender but surgical precision. This is what happens to gossip girls 20 years down the line" (Time).
A young woman does a good deed for her nanny, only to have it go horribly wrong. A newly married woman struggles to gain the upper hand with her self-assured cleaning woman. An anxious woman desperate for an authentic experience makes a rash decision to leave the grounds of her Moroccan luxury hotel. In this sophisticated and provocative story collection, acclaimed author Caitlin Macy turns her unsparing eye on well-heeled thirtysomething women who, despite their education and affluence, struggle to keep their footing in their relationships with their friends, spouses, and children-not to mention their help. Full of surprising, sometimes shocking insights and brimming with outrage and compassion, Spoiled is a remarkable collection from a boldly talented writer.
