“This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” is the debut story collection of the British author Naomi Wood. The stories feature 30-something women trying to have it all — kids, partners, satisfying careers. Constantly stressed out, they often go off the rails. One throws a pen at a counselor during a company therapy session for returning mothers.
This cover image released by Mariner Books shows “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” by Naomi Wood. This cover image released by Mariner shows “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” by Naomi Wood. This cover image released by Mariner Books shows “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” by Naomi Wood. This cover image released by Mariner Books shows “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” by Naomi Wood.
In “Comorbidities,” which won the 2023 BBC National Short Story Award, a couple with young children tries to spice up their marriage by making a sex tape. In an abundance of caution, the man pauses the action to read up on digital security and adjust his devices. Hours later, when the glow has worn off, the woman has a panic attack, worrying it might somehow end up in the “deadly slime of the internet.
But don’t think for a minute that they’re selfless or saintly. Feminism has freed them to enter the 21st century labor market and take on high-powered jobs, where they prove to be just as scheming, selfish and manipulative as the men.
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