Orchid & the Wasp
Raamat riiulist
Kirjeldus
SHORTLISTED FOR THE HEARST BIG BOOK AWARDS 2019.Orchids are liars.They use pheromones to lure wasps in to become unwitting pollinators. In nature, such exploitative systems are rare. In society, they are everywhere.Gael Foess is a heroine of mythic proportions. Raised in Dublin by single-minded, careerist parents, she learns from an early age how ideals and ambitions can be compromised. When her father walks out during the 2008 crash, her family falls apart. Determined to build a life-raft for her loved ones, Gael sets off for London and New York, proving how little it takes to game the system - but is it really exploitation if the loser isn't aware of what he's losing?Written in electric, heart-stopping prose, Orchid & the Wasp is a dazzlingly original novel about gigantic ambitions and social upheaval, chewing through sexuality, class and politics with joyful, anarchic fury, announcing Caoilinn Hughes as a rising star of literary fiction. .Toode ID
1596186
Autor
Kirjastaja
Aasta
2019
ISBN
978-1-78-607499-7
Kood
10172447
Kaal
0.33
Vorming
84х108/32
Köitmine
мягкий
Kättesaadavus
Laos
Pakendi suurus
XS
