A Selfie as Big as the Ritz: Stories

by Lara Williams

Book Overview

"Lara Williams makes a bold debut with this razor-sharp, magnificently humane story collection." --Entertainment Weekly

She finds herself single, twenty-nine, partially-employed, and about a half a stone overweight. Roller dexter of eligible friends rattling thin. Thirties breathing down her neck like an inappropriate uncle. She jogs. Looks good in turquoise. Finds herself punctuating gas "better out than in!" patting her...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250126622
• ISBN13: 9781250126627
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Flatiron Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Most of these stories unfold at adrenaline rush speed...

Did you ever wonder what the cool girl at the party was thinking? Lara Williams is that cool girl and she lets you in on all her secrets. Yes her look is carefully curated, but her actions are not always so. Smart, funny, vulnerable and brave, these stories are among the best I have read this year.