false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175221367m/495496.jpg 495496 2 "Women always know more about the facts of life because most of the facts happen to women," writes a mother to her daughter in the title story of this breathtaking collection, which goes on to prove just that.<br><br>Nanci Kincaid's eight exquisite stories deftly capture the kind of moments a woman never forgets. Watching the mysterious transformation of your mother as she dolls herself up for a night on the town--with a man other than your father. Watching your best friend fall for the bad boy in town. Wondering if the man at work you're secretly in love with means something by the hand he lets linger on your arm. Kissing a man named Gable on a moonlit night when you've just found out you have only a few months left to live.<br><br>With an irresistible narrative voice that captures both the humor and heartbreak of love, Nanci Kincaid paints a portrait of women's lifelong courtship with men that will make you laugh and cry in recognition. 483653 1997 Pretending the Bed is a Raft total:45|5:7|4:24|3:12|2:2|1:0| 45 171 79 7 2 0 false false Fri Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 02:56:03 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 02:58:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 25 17:10:19 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 17:10:19 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 08:38:05 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 08:39:49 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Aug 03 17:33:17 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 17:34:44 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 21:22:10 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 08:39:21 -0800 2007 4 0 true false Thu Sep 11 19:45:19 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 19:02:02 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jul 16 23:51:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 23:51:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 01 07:40:33 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 07:40:33 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Nov 18 02:32:14 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 02:32:21 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 03 10:52:18 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 10:52:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 06 11:26:45 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 11:26:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 17 10:50:29 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 10:50:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 05 14:47:15 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 14:47:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 12:15:20 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 12:15:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 22:21:47 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 22:21:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 24 16:01:04 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 16:01:04 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Aug 27 07:06:29 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 18:54:10 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 07:06:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 13:43:55 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 13:43:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 19 22:33:04 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 22:33:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 18 14:09:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 14:09:56 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=495496