Granta Publications Crosley, S: How Did You Get This Number

What happens when the minibus full of your fellow wedding travellers hits a bear in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness? Why is there always a moment of utter disorientation when you emerge from the tube station, no matter how many times you make the journey? It seems that Sloane Crosley can barely step outside her front door without being reminded of just how perplexing and absurd life can be. Combining elegant writing, mordant wit and genuine insight, this brilliant new collection of essays recounts Sloane Crosley's various attempts to navigate the bumpy journey of daily life. Existential confusion awaits.