The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

ISBN: 0140293248

Author: Bank, Melissa

Condition: New

The New York Times bestselling classic of a young womans journey in work, love, and lifeIn this swinging, funny, and tender study of contemporary relationships, Bank refutes once and for all the popular notions of neurotic thirtysomething women. -Entertainment WeeklyTruly poignant. -TimeGenerous-hearted and wickedly insightful, The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing maps the progress of Jane Rosenal as she sets out on a personal and spirited expedition through the perilous terrain of sex, love, relationships, and the treacherous waters of the workplace. Soon Jane is swept off her feet by an older man and into a Fitzgeraldesque whirl of cocktail parties, country houses, and rules that were made to be broken, but comes to realize that its a world where the stakes are much too high for comfort. With an unforgettable comic touch, Bank skillfully teases out universal issues, puts a clever new spin on the mating dance, and captures in perfect pitch what its like to come of age as a young woman.

• Author: Bank, Melissa. | Publisher: Penguin Books | Pages: 288 | Publication Date: 2000 | Edition: Reissue | Binding: Paperback | MSRP: 16 | ISBN13: 9780140293241 | ISBN: 0140293248 | Other ISBN: 9781101199596 | Other ISBN Binding: print | Language: en | Quality Rating: 1 | "Book cover image may be different than what appears on the actual book."