Wayward A Novel |
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Author:
| Spiotta, Dana |
Series title: | Karen Pirie Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-349-01642-9 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2022 |
Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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Imprint: | Virago Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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*'Furious and addictive' New York Times *'Urgent, deeply moving, wholly original' George Saunders, the Man Booker-Prize winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo*'A dazzling lightning bolt of a novel' Jenny Offill*'Fiercely funny and deliciously subversive' Yiyun LiJust as it seems she has it all, Samantha Raymond's life begins to come apart: Trump has been elected, her mother is ill and her teenage daughter is increasingly remote. At fifty-two...
More Description *'Furious and addictive' New York Times *'Urgent, deeply moving, wholly original' George Saunders, the Man Booker-Prize winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo*'A dazzling lightning bolt of a novel' Jenny Offill*'Fiercely funny and deliciously subversive' Yiyun LiJust as it seems she has it all, Samantha Raymond's life begins to come apart: Trump has been elected, her mother is ill and her teenage daughter is increasingly remote. At fifty-two she finds herself staring into 'the Mids' - those night-time hours of supreme wakefulness where women of a certain age contemplate their lives. In Sam's case, this means motherhood, mortality, and the state of an unravelling nation.When Sam falls in love with a beautiful, decrepit house on the wrong side of town, she buys it on a whim and flees her suburban life - and her family - in an attempt to find beauty in the ruins.'Exhilarating. . . A virtuosic, singular and very funny portrait of a woman seeking sanity and purpose in a world gone mad' New York Times Book Review'What begins as a vertiginous leap into hilarious rabbit holes ends as a brilliant meditation on mortality and time. How does she do it? Only Dana Spiotta knows. I'm just happy to see her work her magic' Jenny Offill