Description
A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life is a daring and absurd dystopian novel that offers a unique perspective on mortality and human connection. In a world reminiscent of IKEA furniture assembly instructions, Regan, an eighteen-year-old distance runner, finds herself in a deep state of despair, contemplating the end of her own life. With a radical method sourced from the dark web, she believes she can escape her pain. However, her encounter with ?lle—a woman plagued by amnesia—takes an unexpected turn when ?lle starts to recover fragmented memories of a society ravaged by a pandemic of infectious parasites. As their lives intertwine, Regan begins to rethink her choice, becoming increasingly invested in both their survival. This darkly comic tale not only explores themes of desperation and resilience but also delves into our anxieties about boundaries, whether human or societal.
Perfect for readers who enjoy speculative fiction intertwined with dark humor and social commentary, Robert McGill's thought-provoking narrative raises urgent questions about the human condition and the inherent desire to connect as we face the ultimate fate—death. A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life is essential reading for anyone pondering the intricacies of survival and companionship in a tumultuous world.
Shipping for this item is FREE, however please allow 6 weeks for delivery. Please note that once you place the order, we are unable to cancel it. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9781552454442, Format: Trade paperback (US), Year: 2022, Publisher: Coach House Books.
Shipping for this item is FREE, however please allow 6 weeks for shipping, please note once you place the order we are not able to cancel it.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781552454442
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2022
Publisher: Coach House Books
Description:
A bold and absurd new take on the dystopian plague novel, where people are treated like IKEA furniture
Distraught and hopeless, an eighteen-year-old distance runner, Regan, decides to end her life. And she’ll do it through an unusual new method available only on the dark web. Enter Ülle, a woman with amnesia, who will, inadvertently, make Regan’s wish come true.
But Ülle begins to remember her past and the outrageous steps her government took to combat a deadly pandemic of parasitic infections, which have brought her to this new country and to Regan’s house. Meanwhile, Regan might be changing her mind, and she finds herself more and more concerned about keeping both Ülle and herself alive. But the shadowy organization that brought them together wants to keep them both quiet – permanently.
A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life is a darkly comic dystopian tale that probes our anxieties around boundaries, whether territorial or bodily, and our fraught desire not to die alone.
"Gripping from the first page, Robert McGill’s A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life is a dark, speculative novel with echoes of The Handmaid’s Tale, set against the backdrop of a plague. Some of us would do anything to survive, down to flatpacking ourselves like IKEA furniture, while others would do anything to make our miserable lives end. This is timely, provocative, ethically challenging fiction that asks whether the drive to survive is stronger than the inevitability of death." –Ian Williams, author ofReproduction
"Terrifying and tender, A Suitable Companion's sci-fi angle serves to frame a fascinating para
Perfect for readers who enjoy speculative fiction intertwined with dark humor and social commentary, Robert McGill's thought-provoking narrative raises urgent questions about the human condition and the inherent desire to connect as we face the ultimate fate—death. A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life is essential reading for anyone pondering the intricacies of survival and companionship in a tumultuous world.
Shipping for this item is FREE, however please allow 6 weeks for delivery. Please note that once you place the order, we are unable to cancel it. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9781552454442, Format: Trade paperback (US), Year: 2022, Publisher: Coach House Books.
Shipping for this item is FREE, however please allow 6 weeks for shipping, please note once you place the order we are not able to cancel it.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781552454442
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2022
Publisher: Coach House Books
Description:
A bold and absurd new take on the dystopian plague novel, where people are treated like IKEA furniture
Distraught and hopeless, an eighteen-year-old distance runner, Regan, decides to end her life. And she’ll do it through an unusual new method available only on the dark web. Enter Ülle, a woman with amnesia, who will, inadvertently, make Regan’s wish come true.
But Ülle begins to remember her past and the outrageous steps her government took to combat a deadly pandemic of parasitic infections, which have brought her to this new country and to Regan’s house. Meanwhile, Regan might be changing her mind, and she finds herself more and more concerned about keeping both Ülle and herself alive. But the shadowy organization that brought them together wants to keep them both quiet – permanently.
A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life is a darkly comic dystopian tale that probes our anxieties around boundaries, whether territorial or bodily, and our fraught desire not to die alone.
"Gripping from the first page, Robert McGill’s A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life is a dark, speculative novel with echoes of The Handmaid’s Tale, set against the backdrop of a plague. Some of us would do anything to survive, down to flatpacking ourselves like IKEA furniture, while others would do anything to make our miserable lives end. This is timely, provocative, ethically challenging fiction that asks whether the drive to survive is stronger than the inevitability of death." –Ian Williams, author ofReproduction
"Terrifying and tender, A Suitable Companion's sci-fi angle serves to frame a fascinating para