Self-Help
<p>"Brisk, ironic ... scalpel-sharp.... A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories." --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit. Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering tales<i> </i>marked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.</p>