Jillian

Zusatztext Few authors capture the acidic angst of downtrodden millennials like Butler Informationen zum Autor Halle Butler Klappentext From the author of the 'great' (Dolly Alderton), 'terrific' (Zadie Smith) The New Me , comes a subversive, hilarious portrait of two colleagues, each more like the other than they would care to admit. 'Wretchedly riveting' Jia Tolentino, New Yorker ' Butler is an essential contemporary voice' Literary Hub 'A master of writing about work and its discontents' The Millions Megan is only twenty-four but her life feels like a dead end. Working as a gastroenterologist's receptionist and resenting the success and happiness of her friends, the only thing that makes her feel better is obsessively critiquing the behaviour of her colleague, Jillian . A grotesquely optimistic thirty-five-year-old single mother, Jillian's chirpy positivity obscures her mounting struggles - until her downfall is precipitated by the purchase of a dog . . . 'Outrageous and amusing ... reads like rubbernecking or a junk-food binge, compelling a horrified fascination and bleak laughter' Kirkus 'The funniest book I've read in a long time, but also one of the most important ones' The Rumpus Vorwort From the author of the 'great' (Dolly Alderton), 'terrific' (Zadie Smith) The New Me , comes a subversive, hilarious portrait of two colleagues, each more like the other than they would care to admit. Zusammenfassung From the author of the 'great' (Dolly Alderton), 'terrific' (Zadie Smith) The New Me, comes a subversive, hilarious portrait of two colleagues, each more like the other than they would care to admit.

Product details

• Authors: Halle Butler
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781474617574
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-1757-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Literary, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Office Management, HUMOR / Topic / Business & Professional, PETS / Dogs / Training, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Capitalism, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Cats & Dogs, Humour, Office & workplace, Dogs as pets, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Modern and contemporary fiction, Office and workplace, Dog obedience & training, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Free Enterprise & Capitalism, Marxism & Communism