A Touch of Jen

A Touch of Jen
Beth Morgan
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Hardback
h235 x 152mm - 336pg
16 Sep 2021 US
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9780316704267
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"Um, holy shit. . . This novel will be the most fun you' ll have this summer. " -Emily Temple, Literary HubRemy and Alicia, a couple of insecure service workers, are not particularly happy together. But they are bound by a shared obsession with Jen, a beautiful former co-worker of Remy' s who now seems to be following her bliss as a globe-trotting jewelry designer. In and outside the bedroom, Remy and Alicia' s entire relationship revolves around fantasies of Jen, whose every Instagram caption, outfit, and new age mantra they know by heart. Imagine their confused excitement when they run into Jen, in the flesh, and she invites them on a surfing trip to the Hamptons with her wealthy boyfriend and their group. Once there, Remy and Alicia try (a little too hard) to fit into Jen' s exalted social circle, but violent desire and class resentment bubble beneath the surface of this beachside paradise, threatening to erupt. As small disturbances escalate into outright horror, we find ourselves tumbling with Remy and Alicia into an uncanny alternate reality, one shaped by their most unspeakable, deviant, and intoxicating fantasies. Is this what "self-actualization" looks like? Part millennial social comedy, part psychedelic horror, and all wildly entertaining, A Touch of Jen is a sly, unflinching examination of the hidden drives that lurk just outside the frame of our carefully curated selves.
"Um, holy shit. Or maybe it' s better to say: unholy shit. Whether you' re on a post-vaccine rampage or not, this novel will be the most fun you' ll have this summer: a millennial comedy of manners that, just at the point where these things usually fizzle and disappoint, takes A Turn and morphs into a weird horror novel. . . I don' t want to tell you any more, so look, just trust me on this one. "--Emily Temple, LITERARY HUB WIRED' s Best Summer Reads REFINERY29' s Best Books of Summer LITERARY HUB' s Most Anticipated Summer Novels---- "A Touch of Jen is bananas good. Funny and sharp and surprising and bittersweet. Just [three chef' s kiss emojis]. " --Carmen Maria Machado "An ambitious debut which captures the loneliness of the internet age in deft strokes. "--KIRKUS REVIEWS "Morgan masterfully brings dark comedy and psychedelic horror together at a slow-burning pace. Her mundane but over-the-top characters and brilliant dialogue add to the surreal and fantastical tone of this spellbinding book. "--BOOKLIST "Morgan' s got swagger. A Touch of Jen will draw you in with its electric rhythm and razor-sharp wit, but it will make you stay with its wild, beating heart. I came for the blood-thirsty monsters, I left moved by Morgan' s deep understanding of the day-to-day absurdity and pain of 21st century existence. A banger of a debut and the arrival of a bold new voice in fiction. " --Jean Kyoung Frazier, author of PIZZA GIRL "Morgan has created a fabulous monster here, legitimately Frankensteined herself a wicked, unflinching, dynamite novel out of razor-sharp dialogue, toxic social media culture, and the nonsense notion that the self is just another brand to be endlessly plumbed for content. Wildly hilarious and absolutely terrifying, A Touch of Jen is truly a touch of genius. I loved every minute of it. " --Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author of MOSTLY DEAD THINGS "A Touch of Jen is hipster noir, acerbic social parable and slasher gore-fest: as if Patricia Highsmith, Chris Kraus, and Ann Quin all crashed a Hamptons beach party, and John Carpenter dropped in with some weed. "--Tom McCarthy, author of REMAINDER and SATIN ISLAND "The funniest (and most twisted) book of the year. "--Tony Tulathimutte, author of PRIVATE CITIZENS
Beth Morgan grew up outside Sherman, Texas and studied writing as an undergraduate at Sarah Lawrence College. She is currently completing an MFA at Brooklyn College. Her work has been published in The Iowa Review and The Kenyon Review Online.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780316704267
Published: 16 Sep 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Little, Brown & Company
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Hardback
Height: 235mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 336

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