Author: Virginie Despentes
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374611629
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
"Epic . . . Brash and provocative . . . [A] riveting exploration of feminism and sexism . . . Readers will be awed." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) The French novel taking the world by storm: an ultracontemporary Dangerous Liaisons about sex, feminism, and addiction. Dear Dickhead, I read your post on Insta. You’re like a pigeon shitting on my shoulder as you flap past. It’s shitty and unpleasant. Waah, waah, waah, I’m a pissy little pantywaist, no one loves me so I whimper like a Chihuahua in the hope someone will notice me. Congratulations: you’ve got your fifteen minutes of fame! You want proof? I’m writing to you. Oscar is a B-list novelist in his forties. He used to be an alcoholic and a cokehead, but now he keeps himself busy by ranting on social media. When Rebecca, an actress whose looks he insulted, sends him an angry email, they strike up a combative correspondence—at the very moment that Oscar is accused of sexual harassment by his former publicist. What ensues is a no-holds-barred conversation about life under the patriarchy, and above all about addiction—to drugs, to alcohol, to the internet, to rage. Virginie Despentes, the celebrated author of King Kong Theory, has written her breakthrough book: a Dangerous Liaisons for our time. We follow Rebecca and Oscar as they develop an unlikely friendship and argue over questions of right and wrong in a city—Paris—where pleasure, excess, and freedom rule the day, or used to. Dear Dickhead is a guns-blazing novel about a culture that makes men and women sick, and about how the search for feeling leaves us addicted to what makes us feel. The result is a provocative and unmissable book from the author hailed by The Guardian as France’s “rock and roll Zola.”
Dear Dickhead
Author: Virginie Despentes
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374611629
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
"Epic . . . Brash and provocative . . . [A] riveting exploration of feminism and sexism . . . Readers will be awed." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) The French novel taking the world by storm: an ultracontemporary Dangerous Liaisons about sex, feminism, and addiction. Dear Dickhead, I read your post on Insta. You’re like a pigeon shitting on my shoulder as you flap past. It’s shitty and unpleasant. Waah, waah, waah, I’m a pissy little pantywaist, no one loves me so I whimper like a Chihuahua in the hope someone will notice me. Congratulations: you’ve got your fifteen minutes of fame! You want proof? I’m writing to you. Oscar is a B-list novelist in his forties. He used to be an alcoholic and a cokehead, but now he keeps himself busy by ranting on social media. When Rebecca, an actress whose looks he insulted, sends him an angry email, they strike up a combative correspondence—at the very moment that Oscar is accused of sexual harassment by his former publicist. What ensues is a no-holds-barred conversation about life under the patriarchy, and above all about addiction—to drugs, to alcohol, to the internet, to rage. Virginie Despentes, the celebrated author of King Kong Theory, has written her breakthrough book: a Dangerous Liaisons for our time. We follow Rebecca and Oscar as they develop an unlikely friendship and argue over questions of right and wrong in a city—Paris—where pleasure, excess, and freedom rule the day, or used to. Dear Dickhead is a guns-blazing novel about a culture that makes men and women sick, and about how the search for feeling leaves us addicted to what makes us feel. The result is a provocative and unmissable book from the author hailed by The Guardian as France’s “rock and roll Zola.”
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374611629
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
"Epic . . . Brash and provocative . . . [A] riveting exploration of feminism and sexism . . . Readers will be awed." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) The French novel taking the world by storm: an ultracontemporary Dangerous Liaisons about sex, feminism, and addiction. Dear Dickhead, I read your post on Insta. You’re like a pigeon shitting on my shoulder as you flap past. It’s shitty and unpleasant. Waah, waah, waah, I’m a pissy little pantywaist, no one loves me so I whimper like a Chihuahua in the hope someone will notice me. Congratulations: you’ve got your fifteen minutes of fame! You want proof? I’m writing to you. Oscar is a B-list novelist in his forties. He used to be an alcoholic and a cokehead, but now he keeps himself busy by ranting on social media. When Rebecca, an actress whose looks he insulted, sends him an angry email, they strike up a combative correspondence—at the very moment that Oscar is accused of sexual harassment by his former publicist. What ensues is a no-holds-barred conversation about life under the patriarchy, and above all about addiction—to drugs, to alcohol, to the internet, to rage. Virginie Despentes, the celebrated author of King Kong Theory, has written her breakthrough book: a Dangerous Liaisons for our time. We follow Rebecca and Oscar as they develop an unlikely friendship and argue over questions of right and wrong in a city—Paris—where pleasure, excess, and freedom rule the day, or used to. Dear Dickhead is a guns-blazing novel about a culture that makes men and women sick, and about how the search for feeling leaves us addicted to what makes us feel. The result is a provocative and unmissable book from the author hailed by The Guardian as France’s “rock and roll Zola.”
A Book for a Dickhead
Author: Adam Stevenson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781980319245
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This book is an ideal novelty gift for the dickhead in your life. Contains inspirational quotes to remind them that they are a dickhead.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781980319245
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This book is an ideal novelty gift for the dickhead in your life. Contains inspirational quotes to remind them that they are a dickhead.
She's Just That Into You!
Author: Linda Sunshine
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1449437540
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
A book for both women and men, She's Just That Into You! hilariously explains the naked truth about women's obsessions with men. If you're obsessing over a man, if you're the object of an obsession, if you have a friend in either camp, you need this book. For him, she's just that into you: If she spends more than six hours a day waiting for you to call. If her therapist wants to meet you. If she wants to kill herself only to hurt you. For her, some early warning signs you're obsessed: Are you spending more than fourteen hours a day in bed? Do you go to church or temple only to pray that he will come back to you? Are you frequently misplacing your keys, your wallet, your children and/or your sense of humor? Ex-girlfriend and author Linda Sunshine will keep you laughing as she divulges the secrets of obsessive love.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1449437540
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
A book for both women and men, She's Just That Into You! hilariously explains the naked truth about women's obsessions with men. If you're obsessing over a man, if you're the object of an obsession, if you have a friend in either camp, you need this book. For him, she's just that into you: If she spends more than six hours a day waiting for you to call. If her therapist wants to meet you. If she wants to kill herself only to hurt you. For her, some early warning signs you're obsessed: Are you spending more than fourteen hours a day in bed? Do you go to church or temple only to pray that he will come back to you? Are you frequently misplacing your keys, your wallet, your children and/or your sense of humor? Ex-girlfriend and author Linda Sunshine will keep you laughing as she divulges the secrets of obsessive love.
The Caretaker
Author: A. X. Ahmad
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250016835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Who is the caretaker hiding in the shadows of the Martha's Vineyard mansions he tends? Back in India, Ranjit Singh commanded an elite army squad. But that was years ago, before his Army career ended in dishonor, shattering his reputation. Driven from his homeland, he is now a caretaker on the exclusive resort island of Martha's Vineyard, looking after the vacation homes of the rich and powerful. One harsh winter, faced with no other choice, he secretly moves his family into the house of one of his clients, an African-American Senator. Here, his wife and daughter are happy, and he feels safe for the first time in ages. But Ranjit's idyll is shattered when mysterious men break into the house. Pursued and hunted, Ranjit is forced to enter the Senator's shadowy world, and his only ally is Anna, the Senator's beautiful wife, who has secrets of her own. Together, they uncover a trail of deception that leads from the calm shores of the Vineyard to countries half a world away. And when his investigation stirs up long forgotten events, the caretaker must finally face the one careless decision that ruined his life- and forced him to leave India. A gripping tale of hidden histories, political intrigue and dangerous attractions, A. X. Ahmad's The Caretaker introduces a new hero for our times: an immigrant caught between two worlds and a man caught between two loves.
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250016835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Who is the caretaker hiding in the shadows of the Martha's Vineyard mansions he tends? Back in India, Ranjit Singh commanded an elite army squad. But that was years ago, before his Army career ended in dishonor, shattering his reputation. Driven from his homeland, he is now a caretaker on the exclusive resort island of Martha's Vineyard, looking after the vacation homes of the rich and powerful. One harsh winter, faced with no other choice, he secretly moves his family into the house of one of his clients, an African-American Senator. Here, his wife and daughter are happy, and he feels safe for the first time in ages. But Ranjit's idyll is shattered when mysterious men break into the house. Pursued and hunted, Ranjit is forced to enter the Senator's shadowy world, and his only ally is Anna, the Senator's beautiful wife, who has secrets of her own. Together, they uncover a trail of deception that leads from the calm shores of the Vineyard to countries half a world away. And when his investigation stirs up long forgotten events, the caretaker must finally face the one careless decision that ruined his life- and forced him to leave India. A gripping tale of hidden histories, political intrigue and dangerous attractions, A. X. Ahmad's The Caretaker introduces a new hero for our times: an immigrant caught between two worlds and a man caught between two loves.
Darkness
Author: Ellena Restrick
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514462958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
You wont recognize my world. Five billion of the population are dead. There are no survivors in London, so why do I feel that there is something I dont know? Elektra Daniels was born into a world that was no longer run by electricity. Her parents disappeared when she was nine years old, and she cant remember her life before then. As Elektras world begins to expand, her past becomes both clear and more shrouded than ever. After all, where do you turn when over half the population is dead?
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514462958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
You wont recognize my world. Five billion of the population are dead. There are no survivors in London, so why do I feel that there is something I dont know? Elektra Daniels was born into a world that was no longer run by electricity. Her parents disappeared when she was nine years old, and she cant remember her life before then. As Elektras world begins to expand, her past becomes both clear and more shrouded than ever. After all, where do you turn when over half the population is dead?
Angel Down
Author: Lois Greiman
Publisher: NYLA
ISBN: 1943772886
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
A thrilling, sensual novel of romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author, Lois Greiman. Gabriel Durrand's wingman, ex Army Ranger Linus Shepherd, has failed to return from a covert mission in the sweltering jungles of Colombia. Gabe is determined to make certain no man is left behind. Not on his watch. Recouping from an injury himself, he knows he can't bring Shep home alone and seeks an interpreter. When an unknown named Eddy Edwards is recommended for the assignment, Gabe hopes to meet him at Edwards’ neighborhood bar. Hours later, thinking this Eddy is a no-show, Gabe flirts with a girl-next-door beauty. Sparks fly, but during the ensuing romantic interlude, he realizes she’s heavily armed, deadly dangerous, and probably an enemy operative. Jennifer ‘Eddy’ Edwards has been on desk duty at the CIA for far too long and is ready to get her hands dirty, but when she meets sexy Gabriel Durrand at her local hangout, wires get crossed, hormones sizzle, and a battle erupts. Will this unlikely team save Shepherd or will they kill each other before ever arriving in South America? ''Greiman's writing is warm, witty, and gently wise.” –Betina Krahn, New York Times bestselling author ''Lois Greiman delivers.'' –Christina Dodd, New York Times bestselling author "Lois Greiman is a natural storyteller." –#1 New York Times bestseller, Victoria Alexander “If you enjoy Susan Wiggs and Kristin Hannah, you'll love Greiman's stories of redemption and renewal.”— New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Eagle
Publisher: NYLA
ISBN: 1943772886
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
A thrilling, sensual novel of romantic suspense from USA Today bestselling author, Lois Greiman. Gabriel Durrand's wingman, ex Army Ranger Linus Shepherd, has failed to return from a covert mission in the sweltering jungles of Colombia. Gabe is determined to make certain no man is left behind. Not on his watch. Recouping from an injury himself, he knows he can't bring Shep home alone and seeks an interpreter. When an unknown named Eddy Edwards is recommended for the assignment, Gabe hopes to meet him at Edwards’ neighborhood bar. Hours later, thinking this Eddy is a no-show, Gabe flirts with a girl-next-door beauty. Sparks fly, but during the ensuing romantic interlude, he realizes she’s heavily armed, deadly dangerous, and probably an enemy operative. Jennifer ‘Eddy’ Edwards has been on desk duty at the CIA for far too long and is ready to get her hands dirty, but when she meets sexy Gabriel Durrand at her local hangout, wires get crossed, hormones sizzle, and a battle erupts. Will this unlikely team save Shepherd or will they kill each other before ever arriving in South America? ''Greiman's writing is warm, witty, and gently wise.” –Betina Krahn, New York Times bestselling author ''Lois Greiman delivers.'' –Christina Dodd, New York Times bestselling author "Lois Greiman is a natural storyteller." –#1 New York Times bestseller, Victoria Alexander “If you enjoy Susan Wiggs and Kristin Hannah, you'll love Greiman's stories of redemption and renewal.”— New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Eagle
The Pick-up
Author: Fiona Harris & Mike McLeish
Publisher: Echo
ISBN: 176068709X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Lizzie, Sam and Megan are very different people who became best friends over good coffee and good laughs at school drop-off. Single-mum Megan is contemplating a slightly scandalous relationship. Newly divorced Sam is navigating the 'delights' of online dating. And Lizzie is flat out juggling four kids and an absent husband. As if that wasn't enough, this year the trio have decided to embrace their inner parent helper and volunteer to go on the annual school camp. If they think their personal lives are chaotic, this camp's going to teach them what chaos really means ...
Publisher: Echo
ISBN: 176068709X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Lizzie, Sam and Megan are very different people who became best friends over good coffee and good laughs at school drop-off. Single-mum Megan is contemplating a slightly scandalous relationship. Newly divorced Sam is navigating the 'delights' of online dating. And Lizzie is flat out juggling four kids and an absent husband. As if that wasn't enough, this year the trio have decided to embrace their inner parent helper and volunteer to go on the annual school camp. If they think their personal lives are chaotic, this camp's going to teach them what chaos really means ...
Philip K. Dick is Dead, Alas
Author: Michael Bishop
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312890025
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Science fiction-roman.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312890025
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Science fiction-roman.
Frankie
Author: Shivaun Plozza
Publisher:
ISBN: 1250142997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
"Originally published in Australia by Penguin Australia Pty Ltd."--Copyright page.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1250142997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
"Originally published in Australia by Penguin Australia Pty Ltd."--Copyright page.
My White Best Friend
Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350352055
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
What's the one thing that you need to say but have never dared? And who needs to hear it? Based on the original concept by playwright Rachel De-Lahay, this follow-up volume to My White Best Friend (And Other Letters Left Unsaid) collects a series of personal letters, monologues and writings by 20 Black and ethnically diverse writers from across the North of England. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, sometimes political and full of fire, these letters explore the personal and political of the things we don't dare say – even to those closest to us. Originally commissioned by Everyman & Playhouse theatres, Eclipse and the Royal Exchange in 2021, in response to The Bunker Theatre's critically acclaimed 2019 festival, this volume contains a foreword by Rachel De-Lahay, creator of the project and editor of the first volume, as well as writings from some of the most exciting voices in the North of England: Levi Tafari, Brodie Arthur, Kiara Mohamed Amin, Yasmin Ali, Chantelle Lunt, Dominique Walker, Keith Saha, Samuel Rossiter, Cheryl Martin, Nikhil Parmar, mandla rae, David Judge, Yusra Warsama, Nick Ahad, Malika Booker, Jamal Gerald, Khadijah Ibrahiim, Chanje Kunda, Marcia Layne and Naomi Sumner Chan.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350352055
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
What's the one thing that you need to say but have never dared? And who needs to hear it? Based on the original concept by playwright Rachel De-Lahay, this follow-up volume to My White Best Friend (And Other Letters Left Unsaid) collects a series of personal letters, monologues and writings by 20 Black and ethnically diverse writers from across the North of England. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, sometimes political and full of fire, these letters explore the personal and political of the things we don't dare say – even to those closest to us. Originally commissioned by Everyman & Playhouse theatres, Eclipse and the Royal Exchange in 2021, in response to The Bunker Theatre's critically acclaimed 2019 festival, this volume contains a foreword by Rachel De-Lahay, creator of the project and editor of the first volume, as well as writings from some of the most exciting voices in the North of England: Levi Tafari, Brodie Arthur, Kiara Mohamed Amin, Yasmin Ali, Chantelle Lunt, Dominique Walker, Keith Saha, Samuel Rossiter, Cheryl Martin, Nikhil Parmar, mandla rae, David Judge, Yusra Warsama, Nick Ahad, Malika Booker, Jamal Gerald, Khadijah Ibrahiim, Chanje Kunda, Marcia Layne and Naomi Sumner Chan.