I Was Told There'd Be Cake

Wry hilarious and profoundly genuine this debut collection of literaryessays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. Fromdespoiling ... » 

Wry hilarious and profoundly genuine this debut collection of literaryessays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. Fromdespoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire of herfirst boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor Crosley can do noright despite the best of intentionsor perhaps because of them. Togetherthese essays create a startlingly funny and revealing portrait of a complex andutterly recognizable character thats aiming for the stars but hits theceiling and the inimitable city that has helped shape who she is. I Was ToldThered Be Cake introduces a strikingly original voice chronicling thestruggles and unexpected beauty of modern urban life. «