Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett (English) Paperback Book

Description: Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett What does it take to come back to life?Kristen Arnetts debut is a darkly funny, heart-wrenching, and eccentric look at loss and love... and taxidermy! FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Messed-up families, scandalous love affairs, art, life, death and the great state of Florida in one delicious, darkly funny package. Kristen Arnett is a wickedly talented and a wholly original voice Jami AttenbergWhat does it take to come back to life? In the wake of her fathers suicide, Jessa-Lynn Morton has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business while the rest of the Morton family falls apart. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make alarming art with stuffed animals; and while her brother Milo withdraws, his wife, Brynn - the only person Jessas ever been in love with - leaves home without a word. A string of unexpected incidents opens up the chance for the Mortons to mend: can they piece themselves together again? Kristen Arnetts breakout debut is a darkly funny family portrait; a peculiar, bighearted look at love and loss and the ways we live through them together.This book is my song of the summer Parul Seghal, New York TimesWonderful Esme Weijun Wang, GuardianExplores love, loss and death and is guaranteed to keep you gripped throughout MirrorThe writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur New Yorker Flap Messed-up families, scandalous love affairs, art, life, death and the great state of Florida in one delicious, darkly funny package. Kristen Arnett is a wickedly talented and a wholly original voice Jami Attenberg What does it take to come back to life? In the wake of her fathers death, Jessa-Lynn Morton has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business. Meanwhile the rest of the Morton family messily falls apart. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make alarming art with stuffed animals, while her brother, Milo, withdraws. Meanwhile his wife Brynn - the only person Jessa has ever been in love with - leaves home without a word. A string of unexpected incidents opens up the chance to mend: but can the Mortons piece themselves together again? Kristen Arnetts breakout debut is a darkly funny family portrait; a peculiar, bighearted look at love and loss and the ways we live through them together. Hilarious, deeply morbid and full of heart BuzzFeed Its humor is as dark and glinting as the black plastic eye of a taxidermy ferret Nylon Gorgeously twisted Vanity Fair The writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur The New Yorker Author Biography Kristen Arnett is the New York Times bestselling author of the debut novel Mostly Dead Things. She is a queer fiction and essay writer. She was awarded Ninth Letters Literary Award in Fiction and is a columnist for Literary Hub. Her work has appeared at the New York Times, North American Review, The Normal School, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Guernica, Buzzfeed, Electric Literature, McSweeneys, PBS Newshour, Bennington Review, the Guardian, Salon, the Rumpus, and elsewhere. Her story collection, Felt in the Jaw, was published by Split Lip Press and was awarded the 2017 Coil Book Award. She is a Spring 2020 Shearing Fellow at Black Mountain Institute. You can find her on Twitter here: @Kristen_Arnett Review This book is my song of the summer - New York TimesHilarious, deeply morbid and full of heart - BuzzFeedThe novel explores love, life and death and is guaranteed to keep you gripped throughout - MirrorThe writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur - The New YorkerA dark and oftentimes comedic tale of love and loss - Evening StandardA gorgeously twisted story - Vanity FairWonderful - GuardianFloridas literary renaissance charges onward with this heartfelt, one-of-a-kind novel - Esquire Long Description Messed-up families, scandalous love affairs, art, life, death and the great state of Florida in one delicious, darkly funny package. Kristen Arnett is a wickedly talented and a wholly original voice Jami Attenberg What does it take to come back to life? In the wake of her fathers suicide, Jessa-Lynn Morton has stepped up to manage his failing taxidermy business while the rest of the Morton family falls apart. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make alarming art with stuffed animals; and while her brother Milo withdraws, his wife, Brynn - the only person Jessas ever been in love with - leaves home without a word. A string of unexpected incidents opens up the chance for the Mortons to mend: can they piece themselves together again? Kristen Arnetts breakout debut is a darkly funny family portrait; a peculiar, bighearted look at love and loss and the ways we live through them together. This book is my song of the summer Parul Seghal, New York Times Wonderful Esme Weijun Wang , Guardian Explores love, loss and death and is guaranteed to keep you gripped throughout Mirror The writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur New Yorker Review Quote This book is my song of the summer - New York TimesHilarious, deeply morbid and full of heart - BuzzFeedThe novel explores love, life and death and is guaranteed to keep you gripped throughout - MirrorThe writing is subtle and meditative, with the tactile weight of dense fur - The New YorkerA dark and oftentimes comedic tale of love and loss - Evening StandardA gorgeously twisted story - Vanity FairWonderful - GuardianFloridas literary renaissance charges onward with this heartfelt, one-of-a-kind novel - Esquire Promotional "Headline" What does it take to come back to life? Kristen Arnetts debut is a darkly funny, heart-wrenching, and eccentric look at loss and love... and taxidermy! Details ISBN1472155459 Author Kristen Arnett Pages 368 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1472155459 ISBN-13 9781472155450 Imprint Corsair DEWEY 813.6 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2021-01-14 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Publication Date 2021-01-14 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-01-11 NZ Release Date 2021-01-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130945245;

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