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Heidi is writing a script to explain the financial industry, based on how the men within it approach romance. Her clueless heroine is looking for a Wall Street husband, but who’s the best option? The trader? The investment banker? The venture capitalist? Scene by sizzling scene, Heidi considers their assets. What she wants for certain is a happy ending - but when she hits a dead end, it might take a real-life finance guy to show her what a long-term investment really looks like.

A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds, and series editor Heidi Pitlor. “There have never been as many exquisitely built stories in existence than there are now,” proclaims guest editor...

Die Titelnovelle "Die nutzlose Schönheit" berichtet von der schönen Gräfin Mascaret und ihrer Ehe mit dem eifersüchtigen Gatten. Alle Geschichten schildern Menschen, die von ihrer Vergangenheit, von jugendlichen Wirren und Fehltritten eingeholt werden, berichten von erotischen Dreiecksbeziehungen, gescheiterten Ehen und fehlgeleiteten Trieben. Die letzten und schönsten Erzählungen des großen französischen Realisten.