{"product_id":"show-dont-tell-stories-9780593446737","title":"Show Don't Tell: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA funny, fiercely intelligent, and moving collection exploring marriage, friendship, fame, and artistic ambition--including a story that revisits the main character from Curtis Sittenfeld's iconic novel \u003ci\u003ePrep--\u003c\/i\u003efrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEligible \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Romantic Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Sittenfeld's] perfectly contained stories are a joy.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her second story collection, Sittenfeld shows why she's as beloved for her short fiction as she is for her novels. In these dazzling stories, she conjures up characters so real that they seem like old friends, laying bare the moments when their long held beliefs are overturned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"The Patron Saints of Middle Age,\" a woman visits two friends she hasn't seen since her divorce. In \"A for Alone,\" a married artist embarks on a creative project intended to disprove the so-called Mike Pence Rule, which suggests that women and men can't spend time alone together without lusting after each other. And in \"Lost but Not Forgotten,\" Sittenfeld gives readers of her novel \u003ci\u003ePrep\u003c\/i\u003e a window into the world of her beloved character Lee Fiora, decades later, when Lee attends an alumni reunion at her boarding school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHilarious, thought-provoking, and full of tenderness for her characters, Sittenfeld's stories peel back layer after layer of our inner lives, keeping us riveted to the page with her utterly distinctive voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Curtis Sittenfeld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593446737","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43369797943433,"sku":"9780593446737","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e1890ccf-415e-40ba-898c-b530f3df63b8.jpg?v=1739857311","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/show-dont-tell-stories-9780593446737","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}