Synopsis
In a collection of stories about women who wrestle with a fear of intimacy, a new mother finds herself inextricably drawn to the local adult store, a mother chooses to have a second child in order to retain her nanny, and a teenage babysitter sleeps with her employer to get closer to his wife. A first collection. Originally published as
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About the Author
Merin Wexler graduated from Harvard and Oxford Universities, and she earned her MFA from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers. She lives in New York City where she is currently writing a novel forthcoming from St. Martin’s Press.
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Save Yourself: And Other Stories
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
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Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M00312423918-G
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Save Yourself: And Other Stories
Seller: SZ Global, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Paperback. Condition: New. 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. Seller Inventory # 9780312423919