Melissa Bank Books In Order

Novels

  1. The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing (1999)
  2. The Wonder Spot (2005)

Chapbooks

  1. The Worst Thing A Suburban Girl Could Imagine (2005)

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Melissa Bank Books Overview

The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing

Hailed by critics as the debut of a major literary voice, The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing dazzled and delighted readers and topped bestseller lists nationwide. Now, in anticipation of her upcoming new work of fiction, The Wonder Spot, Penguin is publishing Melissa Bank’s bestseller in a mass market format to reach an even wider audience. Generous hearted and wickedly insightful, The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing maps the progress of Jane Rosenal as she sets out on a personal and spirited expedition through the perilous terrain of sex, love, and relationships as well as the treacherous waters of the workplace. With an unforgettable comic touch, Bank skillfully teases out issues of the heart, puts a new spin on the mating dance, and captures in perfect pitch what it s like to be a young woman coming of age in America today.

The Wonder Spot

Melissa Bank’s runaway bestseller, The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing, charmed readers and critics alike with its wickedly insightful, tender look at a young woman’s forays into love, work, and friendship. Now, with The Wonder Spot, Bank is back with her signature combination of devilishly self deprecating humor, seriousness and wisdom. Nothing comes easily to Sophie Applebaum, the black sheep of her family trying to blend in with the herd. Uneasily situated between two brothers, Sophie first appears as the fulcrum and observer of her clan in ‘Boss of the World.’ Then, at college, in ‘The Toy Bar,’ she faces a gauntlet of challenges as Best Friend to the dramatic and beautiful Venice Lambourne, curator of ‘perfect things.’ In her early twenties, Sophie is dazzled by the possibilities of New York City during the Selectric typewriter era only to land solidly back in Surrey, PA after her father’s death. The Wonder Spot follows Sophie’s quest for her own identity who she is, what she loves, whom she loves, and occasionally whom she feels others should love over the course of 25 years. In an often disappointing world, Sophie listens closely to her own heart. And when she experiences her ‘Aha!’ moments her own personal wonder spots it’s the real thing. In this tremendous follow up to The Girls’ Guide To Hunting And Fishing, Bank again shares her vast talent for capturing a moment, taking it to heart, and giving it back to her readers.

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