The Most: A wickedly sharp, tensely coiled portrait of a 1950s suburban marriage

From 'one of our most thrilling and singular innovators on the page' (Laura Van Den Berg), a tightly wound, consuming tale about a 1950s American housewife, for fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen and Taffy Brodesser-Akner LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2024 A Barnes & Noble BEST BOOK of 2024 COSMOPOLITAN Novella of the Year 2024 'Clever, moving and unexpected. A brilliantly deft and subtle story .' - Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing --- A warm Sunday in November 1957. As Sputnik 2 orbits the earth, carrying Laika, the doomed Soviet dog, a couple begin their day. Virgil Beckett, an insurance salesman, isn't particularly happy in his job but he fulfils the role, playing golf with the partners, drinking in the bar, chasing the women. Kathleen Beckett, once a promising tennis champion, with a key shot up her sleeve called 'The Most', is now a mother and homemaker. Somehow these two, who have been together since college, have fallen into the roles expected of them - the prescribed suburban dream they have been sold as something to covet, something that will fulfil their lives. But on this unseasonably warm, early November Sunday, Kathleen wakes up and decides that she will not be accompanying her family to church. No, she feels like a swim. She unearths her old, red bathing suit and descends into the apartment complex pool no other resident uses. And she doesn't want to come out... ___ Praise for Jessica Anthony's ENTER THE AARDVARK 'A truly fresh piece of art' Percival Everett 'Fresh, witty, smart' Kate Atkinson 'Highly inventive' Joshua Ferris 'A writer possessed of mind-bending talents' Heidi Julavits EAN: 9781529928877 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 01.08.2024 Autoren: Anthony, Jessica Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 135 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Literary Keyword: books new releases; good books; books to read; new releases; fiction books for women; new books; fiction; new releases books 2024; aesthetic stuff; pretty gifts for women; gift books; book gift; book lover gifts for women; book lover gifts; book gifts; book lovers gifts; bookish gifts; literary gifts; best holiday books; beach read; summer reading; book club books; book club; prize winning books; literary fiction; bestsellers; best fiction; best books 2024; books for women; 1950s; best books; short books; summer reads; mad men; relationships; chick lit; medicine Fachschema: Amerikanische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung Fachkategorie: Zeitgenössische Lifestyle-Literatur~Familienleben~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Liebe und Beziehungen~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Psychologisches Innenleben Imprint-Titels: Doubleday Länge: 206 mm Breite: 141 mm Höhe: 20 mm Gewicht: 224 gr