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I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays Paperback - 2008
by Crosley, Sloane
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Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. Crosby's strikingly original voice chronicles the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.
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- Title I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays
- Author Crosley, Sloane
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Riverhead Books, New York
- Date 2008-04-01
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 159448306X-4-22037155
- ISBN 9781594483066 / 159448306X
- Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
- Dimensions 7.96 x 5.14 x 0.64 in (20.22 x 13.06 x 1.63 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Essays, American essays - 21st century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007033228
- Dewey Decimal Code 814.6
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Summary
Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays from Sloane Crosley is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory.
From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions -- or perhaps because of them. Together, these essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex and utterly recognizable character who aims for the stars but hits the ceiling, and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is. I Was Told There'd Be Cake introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.
Sloane Crosley is also the author of How Did You Get This Number.
From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right despite the best of intentions -- or perhaps because of them. Together, these essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex and utterly recognizable character who aims for the stars but hits the ceiling, and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is. I Was Told There'd Be Cake introduces a strikingly original voice, chronicling the struggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life.
Sloane Crosley is also the author of How Did You Get This Number.
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- Booklist, 03/01/2008, Page 43
- Entertainment Weekly, 04/04/2008, Page 65
- Kirkus Best Books, 01/15/2008, Page 3
- Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2008, Page 21
- Library Journal, 02/15/2008, Page 104
- People Weekly, 04/21/2008, Page 58
- Publishers Weekly, 11/26/2007, Page 36
- Shelf Awareness, 01/01/0001, Page 0