This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: A provocative, darkly funny collection of subversive short stories exploring modern femininity and family Workplace Romance Mary Anne has to follow

Mary Anne has to follow the note's instructions

the Wakefields are ready to welcome her to town -- unfortunately for Jessica and Elizabeth

She'll see this band even if it means lying or leaving her sister behind

But as the summer heats up and his deep-seated fears and anxieties boil over

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: A provocative, darkly funny collection of subversive short stories exploring modern femininity and family Workplace Romance Mary Anne has to followFor fans of American Housewife and the work of Lily King, a provocative, razor sharp, and riotously entertaining story collection exploring the dark side of family and femininity. CONTAINS COMORBIDITIES, WINNER OF THE BBC SHORT STORY PRIZE In 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 woman has an