{"product_id":"come-up-and-see-me-sometime-stories-paperback","title":"Come Up and See Me Sometime: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErika Krouse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith Mae West as her ingenious guiding spirit, Erika Krouse introduces us to thirteen young, single, geographically and emotionally nomadic women looking for self-knowledge and trouble. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I like to sleep with other women's husbands,\" says the narrator of \"The Husbands\" by way of introduction; unfortunately, one of those husbands is her own sister's.\u003c\/b\u003e In \"Drugs and You,\" a lonely woman hits a heroin addict with her car and falls blindly in love. In \"No Universe,\" Stephanie deals with her own infertility while watching her friend (who calls children \"yard apes\") grapple with an abortion and then a guilt-induced pregnancy. These smart, quick-witted women strive for the unflappable sass and strength of Mae West, but often fall prey to their own fear and isolation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKrouse's perfect comic timing acts as a tribute to her muse, Mae West, pop culture's original liberated woman, giving these stories their fresh, offbeat perspective. Potently witty, neurotic and nervy, the collection marks the arrival of an irresistible new voice in fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eErika Krouse is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eCome Up and See Me Sometime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContenders, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTell Me Everything\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short stories have also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ploughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e One Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Alaska Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Iowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Glimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Crazyhorse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Shenandoah\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches and mentors for the Lighthouse Book Project at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop in Denver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43427731341379,"sku":"9781501142727","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/come-up-and-see-me-sometime-stories-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}