num_pages: 163
description: This absorbing, ironic, bitter-sweet collection of nine stories marked Lorrie Moore's talented debut. Sharp, cruel and funny, the stories are presented as a highly idiosyncratic guide to female 'How to be an Other Woman', 'How to Talk to Your Mother (Notes)', 'How to Become a Writer', 'The Kid's Guide to Divorce'.
language: English
title: Self-help
titlecomplete: Self-help
genres: Fiction, American, Short Stories, Womens, Literature, Adult, Self Help, Contemporary, Short Story Collection, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 13356
publisher: Faber & Faber