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by Rebecca Miller (Author)
The first Picador edition of Rebecca Miller's debut book "remind[s] us that good material is everywhere" (The Washington Post).
The vibrantly fresh and lustrous stories in Miller's collection explore the multifaceted lives of women in seven arresting portraits. Modern and diverse, these women of different classes and ages struggle with sexuality, fate, motherhood, infidelity, desperation, and an overriding will to survive.
Author Biography
Rebecca Miller is the author of the novels The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (FSG, 2008) and Jacob's Folly (FSG, 2013), and the short-story collection Total (FSG, 2022). Miller's feature-film adaptation of Personal Velocity won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Her other films include Angela, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, Maggie's Plan, and an adaptation of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee.
