Pretend I'm dead
Subtitle: a novel
By: Jen Beagin
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781501183935
Subjects: Drug addicts; Housekeepers; Fiction; Self-acceptance; Dysfunctional families
Other titles: Pretend I am dead
Description: Jen Beagins 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.
Notes: Previously published in 2015 by TriQuarterly Press.