Penguin, New York, 2001, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 0-14-100191-7.  Trade soft cover, 210 pages.  Good plus; wraps show some edge and cover wear, tiny corner bends, light reading creases; binding sound; tiny tear at lower rear spine edge; remainder mark on top edge.  Book interior clean and unmarked with tanned pages.  ‘… distills her characteristic wisdom, elegance, and insouciant humor into twenty-two irresistible stories.  A wealth of surprises and contrasts, this collection ranges from the lyricism of “Weather,” in which a couple’s life is thrown into chaos when the National Association of Meteorologists goes on strike; to the swampy sexuality of “Eros,” in which a room in a Parisian hotel on the verge of ruin is the catalyst for passion; to the brave confidence of “A Scarf” – new for this collection – which chronicles the realities of a fledging author’s book tour.’ (from rear wrap)