Tiny Ladies in Shiny Pants : Based on a True Story
Worth buying if: You enjoy author-centered books that blur the line between lived experience and storytelling.
Skip it if: You want a novel with a clearly documented fictional plot, characters, and setting.
Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780743272179. The Amazon link uses this ISBN, so the product page should open to the edition shown here.
If this page helped you decide, purchasing through the Amazon button above supports UPB Books at no extra cost to you and helps us continue improving the site. Thanks for visiting today.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
Affiliate disclosure: purchases made through links on this site may earn us a commission at no additional cost to you.
Summary
Published by Free Press in 2005, this 258-page General Interest title presents Jill Soloway’s work under the deliberately intriguing frame “Based on a True Story.”
Why this book now
Read it now as an early look at how Jill Soloway shaped personal experience into a book with a knowingly cinematic title.
30-second preview
Two quick cards, fifteen seconds each.
Card 1 of 2
Best for readers who...
Good fit if you want...
- You enjoy author-centered books that blur the line between lived experience and storytelling.
- You are curious about Jill Soloway’s writing before later screen work became central to their public profile.
- You want a novel with a clearly documented fictional plot, characters, and setting.
- You prefer books whose premise and subject are fully explained by a straightforward title.
Decided it fits?
Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780743272179
Worth buying if: You enjoy author-centered books that blur the line between lived experience and storytelling.
Skip it if: You want a novel with a clearly documented fictional plot, characters, and setting.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
Reader guide
Cues to help you decide faster.
Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 258 pages, this is a moderate-length book suited to a focused read rather than a brief browse.
What stands out here
This record identifies the 2005 Free Press edition of Jill Soloway’s 258-page book.
Best way to approach it
Let the title’s “Based on a True Story” framing guide your expectations, and read for the relationship between experience and presentation.
Was this page helpful?
Quick thumbs only. No login.
Loading feedback…
Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780743272179
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.