The Guy Not Taken Stories [Paperback]

Jennifer Weiner's talent shines like never before in this collection of short stories, following the tender, often hilarious, progress of love and relationships over the course of a lifetime.

We meet Marlie Davidow, home alone with her new baby late one night, when she wanders onto her ex's online wedding registry and wonders what if she had wound up with the guy not taken. We find Jessica Norton listing her beloved river-view apartment in the hope of winning her broker's heart. And we follow an unlikely friendship between two very different new mothers, and the choices that bring them together -- and pull them apart.

The Guy Not Takendemonstrates Weiner's amazing ability to create characters who feel like they could be your best friend (Janet Maslin) and to find hope and humor, longing and love in the hidden corners of our common experiences.The Guy Not TakenBy Jennifer Weiner
Introduction
For the first time ever,New York Timesbestselling author Jennifer Weiner collects her own short stories in one truthful, poignant, and hilarious collection. From a wedding registry fantasy (or nightmare) to Bruce Guberman's side of theGood in Bedstory, Weiner's fans will love these satisfying and diverse morsels.
The characters in these stories, vulnerable but full of hope, seek the strength to choose their own paths without looking back at the guy not taken.
Discussion Questions
1. Why do you think this book is calledThe Guy Not Taken?What is the significance of the title for that story, and for the collection as a whole? What themes in The Guy Not Taken do you also find in the other stories?
2. Nicki, the younger sister in Just Desserts, dismisses theJawsmovies as fake looking, yet she uses a different false name every day at work. Why do you think Nicki is preoccupied with illusion and authenticity?
3. In Travels with Nicki, Josie fantasizes about helping her sister throlƒ=