The Very Nice Box

“Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman are linguistic magicians, and their sparkling debut manages to expose the hollowness of well-being jargon while exploring, with tender care and precision, how we dare to move on after unspeakable loss . . . [They have] constructed a mirrored fun house, one that leads us down different paths, each masterfully tied up at the end, yet reflecting and refracting our own quirky selves.” -- New York Times Book Review, An Editors'' Choice “A very funny debut -- and perhaps the most original office satire of the year.” -- Washington Post For fans of Elinor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Severance : an offbeat, wryly funny debut novel that follows an eccentric product engineer who works for a hip furniture company where sweeping corporate change lands her under the purview of a startlingly charismatic boss who seems determined to get close to her at all costs . . . Ava Simon designs storage boxes for STÄDA, a slick Brooklyn-based furniture company. She’s hard-working, obsessive, and heartbroken from a tragedy that killed her girlfriend and upended her life. It’s been years since she’s let anyone in. But when Ava’s new boss--the young and magnetic Mat Putnam--offers Ava a ride home one afternoon, an unlikely relationship blossoms. Ava remembers how rewarding it can be to open up--and, despite her instincts, she becomes enamored. But Mat isn’t who he claims to be, and the romance takes a sharp turn. The Very Nice Box is a funny, suspenseful debut--with a shocking twist. It’s at once a send-up of male entitlement and a big-hearted account of grief, friendship, and trust.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Laura Blackett, Eve Gleichman
• Edition: Harper Collins Usa
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780358540113
• ISBN: 978-0-358-54011-3
• Pages: 368
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 33 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Bandes dessinées, dessin humoristique, humour, satire; Thriller / suspense fiction, Relating to early adulthood, Feminism and feminist theory, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Satirical fiction and parodies, Relating to Trans / Transgender people or gender minorities, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Romance / Contemporary, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / General, LITERATURE: GENERAL FICTION, FICTION: Satire, FICTION: Feminist, LITERATURE: L G B T Q, FICTION: LGBTQ+ / General, FICTION: LGBTQ+ / Transgender, FICTION: LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, Literature / General Fiction, Literature / LGBTQ