Girl's Fishing and Hunting Manual

Author: (American) Melissa Bank
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Jane, a single woman in New York, grew up in a middle-class family, received a good education, worked as an assistant editor in a publishing house, as an employee in an advertising company, and did various kinds of temporary jobs. She has a thoroughly urban, game-like personality, with an inherent skepticism toward men, life, and books. In her eyes, there is nothing sacred—whether it's love or anything else. The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing depicts Jane's personal spiritual exploration in the dangerous zones of sex, love, and romance, as well as in the treacherous work environment. It adds a new twist to the dance of courtship, accurately capturing the voice and heart of a young woman on the cusp of maturity.
Author Bio: Melissa Bank has published works in The Chicago Tribune, Mirror Magazine, Metropolis, and North American Review of Literature. Her short stories have been broadcast on National Public Radio. In 1993, Bank won the Nelson Algren Short Story Award. In 1999, Melissa Bank made headlines in the American publishing industry. She received a six-figure advance for a series of emotional stories about a witty and perceptive New York girl, Jane Rosenzweig. This short story series became a sensation, achieving success comparable to Helen Fielding's bestseller The Diary of a Single Girl. It was snapped up by Hollywood's top directors before it was even finished, proving Bank's mastery in the art of urban romance. The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing was named Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly in 1999 and has been translated into twenty-two languages, including Chinese. Bank currently lives in New York with her Labrador retriever, Missy.
Table of Contents:
Advanced Beginner
Houseboat
My Old Man
The Right Angle
The Worst Things a Suburban Girl Can Imagine
You Can Be Anyone
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing