Pretend I'm Dead: FROM THE AUTHOR OF BIG SWISS - Rilegato

Beagin, Jen

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ISBN 10: 178607429X ISBN 13: 9781786074294

Casa editrice: Oneworld Publications, 2018

Riassunto

Mona is twenty-three, emotionally adrift and cleaning houses to get by. While handing out clean needles to drug addicts, she falls for a man she calls Mr Disgusting, who proceeds to break her heart in unimaginable ways. In search of healing, she decamps to New Mexico for a fresh start, but always lurking just beneath the surface are the ghosts of her past, and the crushing legacy of a chaotic, destructive childhood. It seems running further away from her problems could just leave more inventive ways for them to find her.

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'Frank and unflinching... This book invaded my dreams, took over my conversation, and otherwise seduced me totally.' --Joshua Ferris, author of Then We Came to the End

'How can you resist a love story in which the object of desire is named Mr. Disgusting? Like Denis Johnson, Jen Beagin is able to find humanity and wonder (and yes, love) in some of the most forlorn and hopeless corners of our world.' --Tom Perrotta, author of Little Children

'Pretend I m Dead is utterly engaging, laugh-out-loud funny, and always compelling. Mona is an irresistible character and I loved being in her head and hearing her thoughts. In short, I was rooting for her straight through. Each sentence is alive, vibrant and quaking. Beagin s writing is fearless and bold, and yet the book is entirely accessible and even relatable.' --Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Wonder Bread Summer

L'autore

Jen Beagin holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine, and has published stories in Juked and Faultline, among other journals and literary magazines. She won a 2017 Whiting Award for Pretend I'm Dead, and she lives in Boston.

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• Editore: Oneworld Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 178607429X
• ISBN 13: 9781786074294
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 240