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| Verlag | Simon & Schuster US |
| Auflage | 2023 |
| Seiten | 336 |
| Format | 13,9 x 21,2 x 1,7 cm |
| Trade Paperback | |
| Gewicht | 318 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781668022733 |
| Bestell-Nr | 66802273UM |
NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND CULT FAVORITE
Named a Best Book of the Year by the New Yorker, Time, NPR, Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, NBC News, Lit Hub, theSkimm, Condé Nast Traveler, Town & Country, and more!
"One of the funniest books of the last few years" (Los Angeles Times) about a sex therapist's transcriptionist and her affair with one of the patients.
Greta lives with her friend Sabine in an ancient Dutch farmhouse in Hudson, New York. The house is unrenovated, uninsulated, and full of bees. Greta spends her days transcribing therapy sessions for a sex coach who calls himself Om. She becomes infatuated with his newest client, a repressed married woman she affectionately refers to as Big Swiss.
One day, Greta recognizes Big Swiss's voice in town and they quickly become enmeshed. While Big Swiss is unaware Greta has eavesdropped on her most intimate exchanges, Greta has never been more herself with anyone. Her attraction to Big Swiss over rides her guilt, and she'll do anything to sustain the relationship...
"A fantastic, weird-as-hell, super funny novel" (Bustle), Big Swiss is both a love story and a deft examination of infidelity, mental health, sexual stereotypes, and more-from an amazingly talented, singular voice in contemporary fiction.
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PRAISE FOR JEN BEAGIN:
For Pretend I'm Dead
"Rib-ticklingly funny-sad. . . . [Beagin] works magic in the space between hilarity and heartbreak. . . . Absurdly affecting." -O Magazine, a Best Book of 2018
"One of the most anticipated literary debuts of the year. . . . Pretend I'm Dead traces a cleaning woman's journey to self-acceptance in alternately warm, sharp, and deeply wise fashion. . . . Scathingly funny." -Entertainment Weekly
"With her droll humor and hilarious (but also earnest) observations, the 24-year-old narrator of Pretend I'm Dead had us hooked from page one. . . . Glide through Mona's series of bad decisions with her - she's a good companion." -Refinery 29, a Best Book of 2018
"[A] smart, funny, darkly profound debut." -Nylon
For Vacuum in the Dark
"This novel is a joy: truly laugh-out-loud funny, while staying grounded and dignified, even as Mona capsizes again and again." -Stephanie Danler, The New Y ork Times Book Review
"A wildly exuberant novel that doesn't shy away from the weirder and more disgusting parts of life. . . . Beagin is unafraid to take risks, and they all pay off here-Vacuum in the Dark is an excellent book by a writer with a singular voice." -NPR
"Piquantly amusing. . . . Weird, darkly funny . . . sharply drawn, sexually charged, wry with Mona's deadpan wit." -Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Revels in both order and transgression. . . . Stands alone beautifully. . . . Mona's unforgettably wry voice remains throughout." -Vulture
