Anne Berest

Never lose control. (But make sure you have a steamy past.)

Embrace your inner snob. (Because let’s face it, that’s who you are.)

Her mood responds to the changing colors of her city.

She’s sitting alone in a restaurant. She’s not waiting for anyone, her book is on the table

her heart is breaking, but no one will ever know why.

All she can think about is the faint smell of burning candles that carries her back to a long-lost part of her childhood.

And what happens in the life of a woman who refuses to give up anything? Disorder—and lots of it.

And also the best way for mothers to never miss the lives they led before they had children.

How to Answer the Telephone When He Finally Calls

The thing is, she’s not alone … (Et oui: you should never have kept her waiting.)