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This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Winner of the 2023 BBC National Short Story Award
Naomi Wood
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WINNER OF THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARDIn my life, I had always been a good woman; controlling what it was that I wanted. But recently, I had started to notice my bad energy, and I began to follow it, wondering where it would take me . . .
A mother has an unexpected outburst at a corporate therapy session for working parents. A couple find some long-overdue time to rekindle their relationship and make an ill-advised home movie. A pregnant film director plots revenge on the actress who betrayed her. A woman deliberately causes conflict at her ex's wedding.
These powerful and funny stories illuminate the lives of untamed women. They explore how society wants women to behave and what happens when they refuse . . .
'Humane and very funny' JESSIE BURTON
'Clever and illuminating' LUCY CALDWELL
'Witty and biting and brilliant' I PAPER
'Read it and riot' MARIANNE LEVY
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Terrifically exciting . . . It's a beautiful, electrifying thing to witness - a writer so hilariously and so reasonably voicing the unspeakableI laughed and winced at these witty, shrewd stories about women who will not or cannot conform . . . Hats off to Naomi Wood who writes with her usual sparkling acuity about modern life and relationshipsI love this collection! Every story is glorious - full of dark mischief, so funny and unexpected and original. BrilliantWhip-smart, funny, and pitch-perfect . . . literary fiction at its best. Naomi Wood is a writer at the top of her game
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