Self-Help

'The best American writer of her generation.' Nick Hornby 'The nearest thing we have to Chekhov.' Alison Lurie 'Her stories, her stories, are perfect.' Slate 'Lorrie Moore . . . is one of my absolute heroes' Sinead Gleeson This absorbing, ironic, bitter-sweet collection of nine stories marked Lorrie Moore's talented debut. Sharp, cruel and funny, the stories are presented as a highly idiosyncratic guide to female existence: 'How to be an Other Woman', 'How to Talk to Your Mother (Notes)', 'How to Become a Writer', 'The Kid's Guide to Divorce'.