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Bad Girls: 26 Writers Misbehave

by Ellen Sussman

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ISBN13: 9780393331950
ISBN10: 0393331954
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A one-of-a-kind anthology of essays by brilliant women writers that provokes readers and encourages them to consider their own inner bad girl.

I behave badly to set myself apart. To test myself. To push myself. To prove something. To shock someone....I behave badly because I can. That's how Ellen Sussman describes her deviant endeavors. To better understand them, she's invited 25 other bad girls to share their stories. Ann Hood lies, Mary Roach confesses. Lolly Winston blasts the music; Susan Straight puts the petal to the metal. Erica Jong, the original bad girl, challenges her own claim to that fame. Susan Cheever almost flunks out of prep school and then flunks her chance at redemption. Caroline Leavitt marries and cheats; Kim Addonizio celebrates a one-night stand. Roxana Robinson commits forgery. Daphne Merkin measures the penis. There's a kind of energy that gets generated when bad girls get together. These pages bristle with danger. The writers are digging deep--bad behavior lies in their souls. And what they bring to the surface reveals truths about their psyches and our society.

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A riveting anthology of real-life stories from women writers who celebrate and meditate upon their acts of defiance, this not-to-be-missed work offers a secret-telling, soul-baring fest for the prodigal daughter that secretly exists in everyone.

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'Makes for seriously sexy (and smart) summer reading."Elle

Synopsis:

'I behave badly to set myself apart. To test myself. To push myself. To prove something. To shock someone. ... I behave badly because I can.' That"s how Ellen Sussman describes her mischievous endeavors. In this anthology of personal essays, she"s invited twenty-five other bad girl writers to share their stories. Ann Hood lies; Mary Roach confesses. Erica Jong, the original bad girl, challenges her own claim to that fame. Caroline Leavitt marries and cheats. These pages bristle with danger. The writers dig deep'"bad behavior lies in their souls. And what they bring to the surface reveals telling truths about our psyches and our society.

Synopsis:

"Makes for seriously sexy (and smart) summer reading."—Elle

"I behave badly to set myself apart. To test myself. To push myself. To prove something. To shock someone....I behave badly because I can." That's how Ellen Sussman describes her mischievous endeavors. In this anthology of personal essays, she's invited twenty-five other bad girl writers to share their stories. Ann Hood lies; Mary Roach confesses. Erica Jong, the original bad girl, challenges her own claim to that fame. Caroline Leavitt marries and cheats. These pages bristle with danger. The writers dig deep—bad behavior lies in their souls. And what they bring to the surface reveals telling truths about our psyches and our society. Reading group guide included.

About the Author

Ellen Sussmanis the author of the novel On a Night Like This. She has two daughters and lives with her husband in Los Altos Hills, California. She, too, is a bad girl.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780393331950
Subtitle:
26 Writers Misbehave
Author:
Sussman, Ellen
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Essays
Publication Date:
July 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8 x 6 in

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