Description
Discover 'Very Cold People,' a poignant exploration of youth and dysfunctional family dynamics by acclaimed author Sarah Manguso. This remarkable 2022 novel invites readers into the life of Ruth, a girl growing up in a New England township where the struggle for acceptance and understanding is palpable. As Ruth observes the intricacies of her world, she grapples with her parents' damaging actions, presenting a raw narrative that resonates with anyone familiar with the complexities of growing up. With 208 pages rich in emotional depth and literary finesse, this brand new book explores themes of isolation, resilience, and the formative power of our pasts.
Perfect for readers seeking in-depth narratives that challenge societal norms, 'Very Cold People' has been praised for its rigorous honesty and formal daring—a must-read for fans of contemporary literature. Immerse yourself in Ruth's journey as she learns to navigate a precarious adolescence amidst neglectful parenting and the looming uncertainties of adulthood. Don't miss out on owning this exceptional addition to your literary collection.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. ISBN: 9781529055283, Publisher: Pan Macmillan UK.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781529055283
Year: 2022
Publisher: Pan Macmillan UK
Pages: 208
Description:
â€I can’t think of a writer who is at once so formally daring and so rigorously uncompromising as Sarah Manguso' - Miranda July, author of The First Bad Man
â€No-one’s there to watch her, so she just waits for the lights to turn on, waits to begin her performance.’
No-one is watching Ruth. She, however, watches everyone and everything, and waits, growing up on the outskirts of an affluent but threadbare New England township, on the outer edge of popularity. She doesn’t necessarily understand what she is seeing, but she records faithfully and with absolute clarity the unfurling of her awkward youth, under even more awkward parenting. As they alternately mock, ignore, undermine and discount their daughter, Ruth’s parents present now as damaged, now as inadequate, now as monstrous. All the while the Future comes towards them all, steadily, inexorably, for some of them fatally. And the fog of the Past and the abuses committed under it gathers, swirls, settles, intermittently clears.
Watching the future come, the reader of Very Cold People is immobilized, transfixed as much by the gross failures of the adults to be adults, as by the determinedly graceful arc Ruth’s trajectory makes towards an adulthood of her own making.
Perfect for readers seeking in-depth narratives that challenge societal norms, 'Very Cold People' has been praised for its rigorous honesty and formal daring—a must-read for fans of contemporary literature. Immerse yourself in Ruth's journey as she learns to navigate a precarious adolescence amidst neglectful parenting and the looming uncertainties of adulthood. Don't miss out on owning this exceptional addition to your literary collection.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. ISBN: 9781529055283, Publisher: Pan Macmillan UK.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781529055283
Year: 2022
Publisher: Pan Macmillan UK
Pages: 208
Description:
â€I can’t think of a writer who is at once so formally daring and so rigorously uncompromising as Sarah Manguso' - Miranda July, author of The First Bad Man
â€No-one’s there to watch her, so she just waits for the lights to turn on, waits to begin her performance.’
No-one is watching Ruth. She, however, watches everyone and everything, and waits, growing up on the outskirts of an affluent but threadbare New England township, on the outer edge of popularity. She doesn’t necessarily understand what she is seeing, but she records faithfully and with absolute clarity the unfurling of her awkward youth, under even more awkward parenting. As they alternately mock, ignore, undermine and discount their daughter, Ruth’s parents present now as damaged, now as inadequate, now as monstrous. All the while the Future comes towards them all, steadily, inexorably, for some of them fatally. And the fog of the Past and the abuses committed under it gathers, swirls, settles, intermittently clears.
Watching the future come, the reader of Very Cold People is immobilized, transfixed as much by the gross failures of the adults to be adults, as by the determinedly graceful arc Ruth’s trajectory makes towards an adulthood of her own making.