Jen Beagin's funny, moving, fearless debut novel introduces an unforgettable character, Mona-almost 24, cleaning houses to get by, emotionally adrift. Handing out clean needles to drug addicts, she falls for a recipient who proceeds to break her heart in unimaginable ways Always just under the surface are her memories of growing up in a chaotic, destructive family from which she's trying to disentangle herself. The story of her journey toward a comfortable place in the world and a measure of self-acceptance is psychologically acute, often surprising, and entirely human.
- ISBN10 1501194429
- ISBN13 9781501194429
- Publish Date 8 January 2019 (first published 30 October 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Scribner Book Company
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 256
- Language English