The Harm in Asking Paperback by Sara Barron

Product Details

• Publisher: Crown (2014-03-25)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 320 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780307720702
• Item Weight: 226.8 grams
• Dimensions: 7.97 x 5.15 x 0.66 cm

Welcome to the perverse and hilarious mind of Sara Barron. In The Harm in Asking, she boldly addresses the bizarre indignities of everyday life: from invisible pets to mobster roommates, from a hatred of mayonnaise to an unrequited love of k.d. lang, from the ruinous side effect of broccoli to the sheer delight of a male catalogue model. In a voice that is incisive and entirely her own, Barron proves herself the master of the awkward, and she achieves something wonderful and rare: a book that makes you laugh out loud. Simply put: if you read it, you will never be the same.*

*That's not true. You'll probably stay the same. But you'll have laughed a lot. And you'll have learned a fun fact about Jessica Simpson's home spray. See? You didn't even know she had a home spray! The learning has already begun. 

About the Author

SARA BARRON’S work has appeared in Vanity Fair; on Showtime's This American Life, NPR's Weekend Edition, and Today; and at HBO's Comedy Festival. She is a frequent host of The Moth: True Stories Told Live events.