The Hitch

A riotously sharp novel about self-righteousness, control, and the unexpected afterlife of a dog

Rose Cutler prides herself on her principles-veganism, feminism, eco-consciousness, and general moral superiority. She runs a yogurt business she quietly despises and lives alone, comfortably distanced from the mess of human relationships. But, when her brother and sister-in-law let her watch her six-year-old nephew Nathan, things go spectacularly wrong.

After Rose's dog kills a corgi at the park, Nathan begins to bark, overeat, and claim that the dead dog has possessed his body. Rose assumes this is trauma. Nathan insists it's metaphysical fact. As Rose embarks on a misguided quest to free Nathan from his canine passenger, what begins as an attempt at childcare devolves into a surreal, anarchic spiral of suburban chaos.

Brimming with unhinged charm and moral ambiguity, The Hitch is a biting satire of the stories we tell ourselves to stay sane-and the havoc we wreak when those stories fall apart.

About the author

Sara Levine has been described as a “wonderful storyteller” (New York Times) with an “original, brutally witty voice” (Washington Post). She is one of American’s most sharp-edged and fearless contemporary writers. Her cult classic Treasure Island!!! received wide acclaim and was recently included in Paul Tremblay’s Top 10 Books of the 21st Century in the New York Times.

Product details

• Authors: Sara Levine, Levine Sara
• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 09.04.2026
• EAN: 9781787706408
• ISBN: 978-1-78770-640-8
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Humorous / General, FICTION / Satire, FICTION / Animals, FICTION / Absurdist, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, FICTION / Family Life / Parenthood & Children, FICTION / Places / United States