Jen Beagin

En un pueblo donde el frío se cuela por las paredes y las abejas viven en las vigas, Greta se gana la vida escuchando lo que nadie debería oír. Transcribe las sesiones de terapia sexual de otros, sus secretos, sus dudas, sus deseos. Pero una voz la detiene en seco, la de Big Swiss, una mujer alta, suiza, casada y empeñada en reconstruirse tras el trauma.A sus 45 años, Greta arrastra una perdida que la marco para siempre y una culpa que nunca termino de entender. Por eso, cuando Big Swiss se cruza con ella en un parque para perros sin saber que ya ha confesado todo frente a ella, algo se enciende, Greta siente no solo deseo, sino una oportunidad de ser, por fin, vista. Big Swiss es una novela audaz, hilarante y profundamente humana: una historia sobre como el deseo puede ser tanto refugio como trampa, y sobre las mentiras que contamos para sentirnos reales.

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Its Monas ballsy, kickass voice that makes this novel tick. Unreliable, sharply observant and funny, she recounts her journey of self-discovery in a way that is immediate and intriguing.Daily MailMary Karr meets Miranda July in this hilarious debut about a young womans quest for self-acceptance and belongingMona is twenty-three, emotionally adrift and cleaning houses to get by.While handing out clean needles to drug addicts, she falls for a man she calls Mr Disgusting, who proceeds to break her heart in unimaginable ways. In search of healing, she decamps to New Mexico for a fresh start, but always lurking just beneath the surface are the ghosts of her past, and the crushing legacy of a chaotic, destructive childhood. It seems running further away from her problems could just leave more inventive ways for them to find her.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF BIG SWISSFrom the Whiting Award-winning author of Pretend Im Dead comes a new hilarious, edgy, and brilliant one-of-a kind novel, for fans of Sally Rooney and Joshua Ferris Twenty-six-year-old cleaner Mona has just had a bad break up with a boyfriend named Mr Disgusting (dont ask...) But her plans for a fresh start go awry when she meets a new man, this one called Dark. Hes probably not ideal boyfriend material: a little bit arrogant and a little bit conceited. Oh, and a little bit married. Wacky, outspoken and one-of-a-kind, Mona is on a mission to escape her past. But shes about to discover that its easier said than done... Hilarious and shocking, exuberant and compassionate, Vacuum in the Dark is the perfect antidote to the times we live in.

NAMED A BEST BOOK of the YEAR by O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE, REFINERY 29, andKIRKUS REVIEWS SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZEThe wondrous (O, The Oprah Magazine), scathingly funny (Entertainment Weekly) debut from Whiting Award winner and author of Big Swiss Jen Beagin about a cleaning lady named Mona and her quest for self-acceptance.Jen Beagins funny, moving, fearless debut novel introduces an unforgettable character, Monaalmost twenty-four, emotionally adrift, and cleaning houses to get by. She falls for a man she calls Mr. Disgusting, who proceeds to break her heart in unimaginable ways.In search of healing, she decamps to Taos, New Mexico, for a fresh start, where she finds a community of cast-offs, all of whom have something to teach herthe pajama-wearing, blissed-out New Agers, the slightly creepy client with peculiar tastes in controlled substances, the psychic who might really be psychic. But always lurking just beneath the surface are her memories of growing up in a chaotic, destructive family from which shes trying to disentangle herself, and the larger legacy of the past.The story of Monas quest for belonging in this world is at once hilarious and wonderfully strange, true to life and boldly human, and introduces a stunning, one-of-a-kind new voice in American fiction.

From the Whiting Awardwinning author of Pretend Im Dead and one of the most exhilarating new voices in fiction, a thoroughly delightfully, surprisingly profound (Entertainment Weekly) one-of-a-kind novel about a cleaning lady named Mona and her struggles to move forward in life.Soon to be an FX television show starring Lola Kirke.Mona is twenty-six and cleans houses for a living in Taos, New Mexico. She moved there mostly because of a bad boyfrienda junkie named Mr. Disgusting, long storyand her efforts to restart her life since havent exactly gone as planned. For one thing, shes got another bad boyfriend. This one she calls Dark, and he happens to be married to one of Monas clients. He also might be a little unstable.Dark and his wife arent the only complicated clients on Monas roster, either. Theres also the Hungarian artist couple whowith her addiction to painkillers and his lingering staresreminds Mona of troubling aspects of her childhood, and some of the underlying reasons her life had to be restarted in the first place. As she tries to get over the heartache of her affair and the older pains of her youth, Mona winds up on an eccentric, moving journey of self-discovery that takes her back to her beginnings where she attempts to unlock the key to having a sense of home in the future. The only problems are Dark and her past. Neither is so easy to get rid of.Jen Beagins Vacuum in the Dark is an unforgettable, astonishing read, by turns nutty and forlornBrash, deadpan, and achingly troubled (O, The Oprah Magazine). Beagin is a wonderfully funny writer who also happens to tackle serious subjects (NPR).

NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND CULT FAVORITENamed a Best Book of the Year by the New Yorker, Time, NPR, Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, NBC News, Lit Hub, theSkimm, Condé Nast Traveler, Town &am

** SOON TO BE A MAJOR HBO SERIES STARRING JODIE COMER **Made me laugh and think too much (the right amount?) about sex and death and honesty. MONICA HEISEYUtterly addictive. . . I laughed so hard it ached. GILLIAN ANDERSONJuicy, salacious and compelling. Trauma shouldnt be this fun. SARA PASCOEGreta liked knowing peoples secrets. That wasnt a problem. Until she met Big Swiss.Big Swiss. Thats Gretas nickname for her - she is tall, and she is from Switzerland. Greta can see her now: dressed top to toe in white, that adorable gap between her two front teeth, her penetrating blue eyes. Shes a head-turner: including the heads of infants and dogs.Well thats how Greta imagines seeing her; they havent actually ever met in person. Nor has Greta actually ever been to Switzerland.Greta and Big Swiss are not in the same room, or even the same building. Greta is miles away, sitting at a desk in her own house, wearing only headphones, fingerless gloves, a kimono, and legwarmers, transcribing this disembodied voice.What Greta doesnt know is that shes about to bump into Big Swiss in the local dog park. A new - and not entirely honest - relationship is going to be born.A relationship that will transform both of their lives. . .Readers are obsessed with Big Swiss:This thing is a riot. I laughed out loud regularly. Ive never read anything quite like it.This book is f u n n yThe premise is bizarre but brilliant! I am ready to move to Hudson, NY to meet these folks!I havent read a book this engrossing for a long time.The blend of real and wit made for a wonderfully sublime experience.

Greta vit à Hudson, une petite ville bobo de l’État de New York. Elle travaille pour un coach en sexothérapie et transcrit pour lui les enregistrements de ses séances. Elle tombe sous le charme de l’

Um dos melhores livros do ano segundo New Yorker, Vogue, Time e Cosmopolitan. Em breve uma série da HBO com Jodie Comer, de Killing Eve, na produção e elenco.A Suíça. Esse foi o apelido que Greta deu

En un pueblo donde el frío se cuela por las paredes y las abejas viven en las vigas, Greta se gana la vida escuchando lo que nadie debería oír. Transcribe las sesiones de terapia sexual de otros, sus secretos, sus dudas, sus deseos. Pero una voz la detiene en seco, la de Big Swiss, una mujer alta, suiza, casada y empeñada en reconstruirse tras el trauma.A sus 45 años, Greta arrastra una perdida que la marco para siempre y una culpa que nunca termino de entender. Por eso, cuando Big Swiss se cruza con ella en un parque para perros sin saber que ya ha confesado todo frente a ella, algo se enciende, Greta siente no solo deseo, sino una oportunidad de ser, por fin, vista.Big Swiss es una novela audaz, hilarante y profundamente humana: una historia sobre como el deseo puede ser tanto refugio como trampa, y sobre las mentiras que contamos para sentirnos reales.

This offbeat novel combines the heart and wit of Sorrow and Bliss with the joy and touch of surrealism in Schitts Creek It is the funniest book you will read in 2024