Because They Wanted to - by Mary Gaitskill (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In stories set on airplanes, in restaurants, at parties, and in assorted bedrooms, the bestselling author of "Bad Behavior" entices readers to "listen in" on characters whom they may not want to know--but whose secrets are irresistibly intriguing. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A <i>New York Times </i>Notable Book <p/>A man tells a story to a woman sitting beside him on a plane, little suspecting what it reveals about his capacity for cruelty and contempt. A callow runaway girl is stranded in a strange city with another woman's fractiously needy children. An uncomprehending father helplessly lashes out at the daughter he both loves and resents. In these raw, startling, and incandescently lovely stories, the author of <i>Veronica </i>yields twelve indelible portraits of people struggling with the disparity between what they want and what they know. <i>Because They Wanted To </i>is further evidence that Gaitskill is one of the fiercest, funniest, and most subversively compassionate writers at work today.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mary Gaitskill's novel, <i>Veronica</i>, was nominated for a 2005 National Book Award and was one of <i>The New York Times</i>'s 10 Best Books of 2005. She is also the author of the acclaimed novels <i>Because They Wanted To</i> and <i>Two Girls, Fat and Thin</i>. Her stories and essays have appeared in <i>The New Yorker</i>, <i>Harper's Magazine</i>, <i>Esquire</i>, <i>The Best American Short Stories</i> (1993), and <i>The O. Henry Prize Stories</i> (1998). Her short story "Secretary" was the basis for the film of the same name. She lives in New York.
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