This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: A provocative, darkly funny collection of subversive short stories exploring modern femininity and family Robin Rose Bennett Silver Medalist for Bank Street

Silver Medalist for Bank Street College of Education’s Best Spanish Language Picture Books of the Year | Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2019 | Named one of New York Public Library’s Top Ten Los Mejores Libros para Pequeños list | Named one of New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2019

every page is filled with stories and facts you won’t find anywhere else

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This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: A provocative, darkly funny collection of subversive short stories exploring modern femininity and family Robin Rose Bennett Silver Medalist for Bank StreetFor fans of American Housewife and the work of Lily King, a provocative, razor sharp, and riotously entertaining story collection exploring the dark side of family and femininity. CONTAINS COMORBIDITIES, WINNER OF THE BBC SHORT STORY PRIZE In my life, I had always been a good woman; controlling what it was that I wanted. But recently, I had started to notice my bad energy, and I began to follow it, wondering where it would take me . . . A woman has an