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Pretend I'm Dead

Contributor(s): Beagin, Jen (Author), Thaxton, Candace (Read by)

ISBN: 9781508265900

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

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Pub Date: May 15, 2018

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Price on Product, Unabridged

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.60" H x 5.60" L x 5.70" W ( 0.39 lbs) pages

BISAC Categories:

Fiction | Literary | Women | Humorous | General

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: NAMED A BEST BOOK of the YEAR by O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE, REFINERY 29, and KIRKUS REVIEWS SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE The "wondrous" (O, The Oprah Magazine), "scathingly funny" (Entertainment Weekly) debut from Whiting Award winner and author of Big Swiss Jen Beagin about a cleaning lady named Mona and her quest for self-acceptance.Jen Beagin's funny, moving, fearless debut novel introduces an unforgettable character, Mona--almost twenty-four, emotionally adrift, and cleaning houses to get by. 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 Taos, New Mexico, for a fresh start, where she finds a community of cast-offs, all of whom have something to teach her--the pajama-wearing, blissed-out New Agers, the slightly creepy client with peculiar tastes in controlled substances, the psychic who might really be psychic. But always lurking just beneath the surface are her memories of growing up in a chaotic, destructive family from which she's trying to disentangle herself, and the larger legacy of the past. The story of Mona's quest for belonging in this world is at once hilarious and wonderfully strange, true to life and boldly human, and introduces a stunning, one-of-a-kind new voice in American fiction.

Brief description:

Candace Thaxton is an actress and audiobook narrator. She has starred in several films and television shows, including Ghost Town and Law & Order.

Review Quotes:

"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"

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