The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done - Couverture souple

Newman, Sandra

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099428792 ISBN 13 : 9780099428794

Editeur : Vintage, 2003

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

“A possible cult hit.” (Time Out New York)

“A virtuoso performance [that] more than proves Newman a writer worth watching.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“Newman ...has a penetrating voice that could one day garner a devout following.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“A witty, imaginative debut from a young novelist with dazzling intellectual resources.” (Adrienne Miller, Esquire)

“A brilliantly wicked assessment of human nature.” (Dallas Morning News)

“David Lynch and Dave Eggers aficionados will find much to admire in this edgy, strange, and dazzling first novel” (Library Journal)

“[This] is a smart, big-hearted, hysterical and gorgeously rendered novel.” (Jerry Stahl, author of Plainclothes Naked and Permenant Midnight)

“Funny and moving, quirky and intelligent, and written in a fresh, original voice.” (Kate Atkinson, author of Behind the Scenes at the Museum and Emotionally Weird)

“Breathtaking writing...the dialogue is pitch-perfect, with laugh out loud lines...an exhilarating read.” (The Independent on Sunday)

“Original and powerful.” (Times Literary Supplement (London))

Présentation de l'éditeur

--Description--It's not easy for Chrysalis Moffat to tell the story of her life. The more closely she tries to set down the facts, the more she finds herself doubting them. Her father has been dead since she was ten; her mother has just succumbed to complications following plastic surgery. --Her bad brother Eddie returns to claim his inheritance and cunningly transforms the family house into the headquarters for a school of Tibetan Buddhism enlisting the help of trainee guru, Ralph. As the pair fleece credulous Californians of their cash, Chrysalis is drawn into a strange and compelling world: a realm of mind-blowing coincidences, obsessive gambling and mysterious siblings. --Sandra Newman has a marksman's skill for quick-fire dialogue, a passion for Byzantine plotting and a wicked sense of humour. But beneath the technical fireworks lies a brilliantly subtle understanding of human nature and our philosophical dilemmas. Is it Fate or Chance that dictates our lives? And who holds all the cards?

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0099428792
• ISBN 13: 9780099428794
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400