Easy for You: Stories by Shannan Rouss (English) Paperback Book

Easy for You

by Shannan Rouss

From a striking new voice in storytelling comes a debut collection of literary jewels, strung over the Los Angeles skyline.

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Publisher Description

In this debut collection, Shannan Rouss delivers ten sharply etched stories set against the endless freeways and twinkling lights of Los Angeles. Each one provides a momentary glimpse into the lives of the inhabitants of this sprawling space where lines and lives intersect. We are introduced to the world of a millionaire who plays host to his ex-lover's wedding, a young bulimic woman whose relationship with a chef crumbles over a truffle, a Laurel Canyon housewife whose only confidante is the daughter of her Russian maid, and other stories from the City of Angels. Filled with heartbreak and humor, Easy for You depicts the universal desire to find something true, and the lengths people will go to connect.

Author Biography

Shannan Rouss is a third generation Angeleno who moved to New York, but never really left L.A. She is a former staff writer at Self, and has contributed to Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Nylon. She is currently the editor of Vital Juice New York, a daily email newsletter and website. She lives in Brooklyn.

Review

"[Rouss's] debut collection vividly portrays men and women still tangled in the past. . . [her] wise, ironic stories are refreshingly sincere, offbeat, sad, and free of Hollywood stereotypes, introducing a young, perceptive writer who can see through the shiny surface, into the human heart."
--Booklist
"Even the darker stories in Shannan Rouss's debut collection, Easy For You, have an essential effervescence that makes these 10 Los Angeles tales about lonely trophy wives, clueless fathers, and wiser-than-the-adults teens shimmer and sparkle like the backyard swimming pools dotting the area's secretive and secluded hillsides and canyons."
--Elle
"The author may have moved to New York, but she paints a bulls-eye on her hometown of L.A. and delivers up an insightful debut collection."
--LA Magazine
"Threaded with humor and messiness reminiscent of Lorrie Moore. . . . it beautifully illustrates regret and desperation."
--Publishers Weekly

"Shannan Rouss is a magical writer. Reading this collection feels like unwrapping presents, each more enchanting than the last. These stories are crisp, witty, tender, sad, and altogether delightful."
--Brian Morton, author of Starting Out in the Evening and Breakable You
"Shannan Rouss is an important new voice, just when we need her. This book is fun and smart, worldly and amiable, savvy and just plain great--the perfect companion."
--Darin Strauss, author of Chang and Eng and More Than It Hurts You

Review Quote

"Threaded with humor and messiness reminiscent of Lorrie Moore. . . . it beautifully illustrates regret and desperation."--Publishers Weekly

Details ISBN143914835X Author Shannan Rouss Short Title EASY FOR YOU Publisher Simon & Schuster Language English ISBN-10 143914835X ISBN-13 9781439148358 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-03-23 Subtitle Stories Imprint Simon & Schuster Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2010-03-23 NZ Release Date 2010-03-23 US Release Date 2010-03-23 UK Release Date 2010-03-23 Pages 176 Audience General

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• Condition: Brand New
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9781439148358
• Author: Shannan Rouss
• Book Title: Easy for You
• ISBN: 9781439148358

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