Roommates

By Stephanie Wu

Book Overview

THE SECOND ENTRY IN THE PICADOR TRUE TALES SERIES: ONE OF LIFE'S TRICKIEST RITES OF PASSAGE COLLECTED INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE VOLUME OF STORIES The fraught relationship between roommates is a true cultural obsession. Shows like Friends , The Golden Girls , The Odd Couple , and New Girl have held us rapt for decades, simultaneously delighting and disconcerting us with their depictions of mismatched couples' cringe-worthy awkwardness and against-all-odds friendship. Maybe it's that uniquely unnatural experience of living with a total stranger that ignites our curiosity, or just that almost all of us, for better or worse, have had one of our own. In Stephanie Wu's The Roommates , people of all ages reveal their disastrous, hilarious, and sometimes moving stories of making their best friend for life or lifelong nemesis. Learn what it's like to share a room in places as unusual as a thirty-person beach house, a billionaire's yacht, a reality show mansion, and a retirement hotel, and those as familiar as sleepaway camps, boarding schools, and college dorms. Put down your roommate's dirty dishes and passive-aggressive Post-it's for this eye-opening glimpse into how people live together in the modern age. You'll meet: The Amateur Taxidermist - The Alcoholic Genius - The Kleptomaniac - The Rent Stiffer - The Naked Nanna - The Serial Roommate - The Top Chef - The Recovered Addict - The Russian Missionary - The Obsessive Lesbian - The Impersonator - The Party Poopers...and many more

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250051452
• ISBN13: 9781250051455
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"