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An edition of I was told there'd be cake: essays (2008)

I was told there'd be cake

essays

1st ed.

by

  • ★★ 2.2 (5 ratings) ·
  • 13 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays 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 that's aiming 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.

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Riverhead Books
Language
English
Pages
230

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Subjects

Nonfiction, American essays, Humor (Nonfiction), Humor, form, essays, Humour, American Women authors, Biography

Times

21st century
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Me dijeron que habría pastel
Sep 01, 2009, CIRCE, Circe Ediciones, S.L.U.
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Cover of: I was told there'd be cake
I was told there'd be cake: essays
2008, Riverhead Books
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: I Was Told There'd Be Cake
I Was Told There'd Be Cake
April 1, 2008, Riverhead Trade, Riverhead Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: I Was Told There'd Be Cake
I Was Told There'd Be Cake
2008, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: I Was Told There'd Be Cake
I Was Told There'd Be Cake
Aug 01, 2008, Granta Books
paperback
Cover of: I was told there'd be cake
I was told there'd be cake: essays
2008, Riverhead Books
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: I was told there'd be cake
I was told there'd be cake: essays
2008, Riverhead Books
in English - 1st ed.

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Table of Contents

The pony problem
Christmas in July
The ursula cookie
Bring your machete to work day
The good people of this dimension
Bastard out of Westchester
The beauty of strangers
Fuck you, Columbus
One-night bounce
Sign language for infidels
You on a stick
Height of luxury
Smell this
Lay like broccoli
Fever faker.

Edition Notes

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
814/.6
Library of Congress
PS3603.R673 I3 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
230 p. ;
Number of pages
230

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18495831M
Internet Archive
iwastoldtheredbe00cros
ISBN 10
159448306X
ISBN 13
9781594483066
LCCN
2007033228
Library Thing
4508200
Goodreads
2195289

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