Ghost Lover - The electrifying short story collection from the author of THREE WOMEN
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| Verlag | Bloomsbury Trade |
| Auflage | 2023 |
| Seiten | 240 |
| Format | 13,1 x 1,6 x 21,1 cm |
| Gewicht | 173 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781526653185 |
| Bestell-Nr | 52665318UA |
From Lisa Taddeo, Sunday Times bestselling and award-winning author of Three Women and 'our most eloquent and faithful chronicler of human desire' (Esquire), Ghost Lover is an electrifying collection of masterful and fearless short stories
Klappentext:
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Three Women and Animal comes an electric masterclass in short fiction'Fearless . . . This summer's must-read literary thriller' EVENING STANDARD'Showcases Taddeo's dark imagination, confronting prose and vodka-dry humour' RED----------------Behind anonymous screens, an army of cool and beautiful girls manage the dating service Ghost Lover, a forwarding system for text messages that promises to spare you the anguish of trying to stay composed while communicating with your crush. At a star-studded political fundraiser in a Los Angeles mansion, a trio of women compete to win the heart of the slick guest of honour. In a tense hospital waiting room, an inseparable pair of hard-partying friends crash into life's responsibilities, but the magic of their glory days comes alive again at the moment they least expect it.In these nine riveting stories, Lisa Taddeo brings to life the fever of obsession, the blindness of love and the mania of grief. F eaturing Taddeo's arresting prose that continues to thrill her legions of fans, Ghost Lover dares you to look away.----------------PRAISE FOR LISA TADDEO:'One of my favourite writers of all time' DUA LIPA'A pre-eminent channeller of women's interior lives' FINANCIAL TIMES'A brilliant writer, and a storyteller possessed of almost supernatural humanity' ELIZABETH GILBERT
Rezension:
Fearless . . . This summer's must-read literary thriller. The writer's skilful depiction of female rage amid a world of predatory men will have you laughing, crying . . . and unable to put it down Evening Standard