01908cam a2200361 i 4500 1849064766 TxAuBib 20250114120000.0 240215s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063399723 hardcover $28.00 0063399725 hardcover $28.00 (OCoLC)1421924848 TxAuBib rda Wood, Naomi, author. This is why we can't have nice things [Book] / Naomi Wood. This is why we can not have nice things. This is why we cannot have nice things. First US edition. Boston : Mariner Books, [2024] ©2024. 245 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published as This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things in Great Britain in 2024 by Phoenix Books. "A woman has an unexpected outburst at a corporate therapy session for working mothers. A couple find some long-overdue time to rekindle their relationship and make an ill-advised home movie. A pregnant film director plots revenge on the actress who betrayed her. An ex-wife deliberately causes conflict at her ex-husband's wedding. ...[This short story collection] illuminates the lives of malicious, subversive, and untamed women. Exploring failed sisterhood, dubious parenting, and the dark side of modern love, this powerful and funny collection exposes how society wants women to behave, and shows whathappens when they refuse"-- Provided by publisher. 20250114. Women Conduct of life Fiction. Women Psychology Fiction. Social role Fiction. Sex role Fiction. RV8