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American Housewife: Stories Audiobook
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A sharp, funny, delightfully unhinged collection of stories set in the dark world of domesticity, American Housewife features murderous ladies who lunch, celebrity treasure hunters, and the best bra fitter south of the Mason Dixon line. Meet the women of American Housewife: they wear lipstick, pearls, and sunscreen, even when it's cloudy. They casserole. They pinwheel. They pump the salad spinner like it's a CPR dummy. And then they kill a party crasher, carefully stepping around the body to pull cookies out of the oven. These twelve irresistible stories take us from a haunted prewar Manhattan apartment building to the set of a rigged reality television show, from the unique initiation ritual of a book club to the getaway car of a pageant princess on the lam, from the gallery opening of a tinfoil artist to the fitting room of a legendary lingerie shop. Vicious, fresh, and nutty as a poisoned Goo Goo Cluster, American Housewife is an uproarious, pointed commentary on womanhood.
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“A perfectly seasoned story collection that reveals the darker side of domesticity. Told in a range of styles and voices, these stories include an unforgettable introduction to a book club—narrated in a manic monologue that recalls Dorothy Parker…Readers will enjoy getting lost in this surreal, sensationally funny set of stories.”
— BookPage
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“A raucous, whip-smart collection of stories featuring retro-feminist ladies who lunch, launch madcap getaway schemes, and whack their naughty doormen with kitchen stools.”
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“If anyone can make the Real Housewives look dull, it’s the women in this collection of darkly hilarious stories.”
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“A razor-sharp collection of a dozen stories about women who might be a little cracked, but in a way that totally makes sense somehow…This is a stand out, original short story collection.”
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“Archly, acerbically, even surreally hilarious…Her pacing is swift and eviscerating, and her characters’ rage and hunger for revenge are off the charts…Perfectly crafted.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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A January 2016 LibraryReads Pick
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A January 2016 Amazon Best Book of the Month
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A BookPage Top Pick for January 2016
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About Helen Ellis
Helen Ellis is the author of several acclaimed books. Find her on Twitter @WhatIDoAllDay and Instagram @HelenEllisAuthor.
About the Narrators
Kathleen McInerney won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2011 and was a finalist for the Audie in 2010 and 2015. Her narrations have also earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has performed in New York and around the United States in both classical and contemporary theater. Her credits also include television commercials, daytime drama, radio plays, and a broad range of animation voice-overs.
Lisa Cordileone is an actor, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator living in Los Angeles. She has narrated That Boy! by Jillian Dodd and The Publicist by Christina George, among other books.
Rebecca Lowman is an actress and audiobook narrator who has won numerous Earphones Awards. She has starred in numerous television shows, including Law & Order, Big Love, NCIS, and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others. She earned her MFA from Columbia University.
Dorothy Dillingham Blue, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared in Jimmy Hunt and The Harold Project and has contributed her voice to many commercials and video projects. In addition to acting, she directs children’s musical theater.