LARA WILLIAMS

Esta es la historia de un hambre que no se va. Y de Roberta, que vive intentando ocupar el minimo espacio posible. A sus treinta anos esta atrapada en un trabajo sin sentido. Un dia conoce a Stevie, una mujer libre y peligrosa. Se hacen amigas, se van a vivir juntas. Luego crean el Supper Club: un colectivo de mujeres cansadas de que les digan que tienen que hablar menos, comer menos, ser menos. Pero cuanto mas popular y subversivo se vuelve ese club, mas obligada se ve Roberta a reconciliarse con la vulnerabilidad de su propio cuerpo (y con ese pasado que se esfuerza tanto en reprimir.) "Las devoradoras" habla sobre el hambre de vivir. Sobre crecer y encontrar tu lugar en el mundo.

Per escapar de la seva vida anterior, lIngrid treballa des de fa cinc anys en un descomunal creuer de luxe, despatxant a la botiga de souvenirs o atenent clientes al saló de manicura. Quan té dies lliures, desembarca a les ciutats on atraca el vaixell i mata les hores seguint turistes, bevent fins a emborratxar-se Ara no li sembla una mala vida, sobretot perque abans era pitjor.Un dia en Keith, el peculiar capita del vaixell, la selecciona per a un programa formatiu basat en el wabi-sabi, la filosofia japonesa que ens impulsa a acceptar la imperfeccio del mon. I lIngrid creu trobar-hi un fonament solid per al seu futur. Pero tot es precipitara quan el creuer faci escala a la seva ciutat, on encara viu el seu marit.Lara Williams explora com ens ocultem a nosaltres mateixos les contrarietats de la vida i com, desorientats i insatisfets, sentim la necessitat de trobar alguna cosa en que creure. Amb "LOdissea" fa un pas mes per mostrar-nos les vergonyes del sistema.Williams aconsegueix burlar-se dels aclaparadors absurds de la vida moderna. Literary Review

From the prize-winning author of Supper Club comes a wickedly funny and slyly poignant new satire on modern life - for fans of My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Convenience Store Woman, and J. G. Ballard's High Rise'Far from normal' The Times'This book is a serious vibe' Cosmopolitan'Lara Williams is the queen of smart modern satire. I could read her all day' Emma Jane UnsworthMeet Ingrid. She works on a gargantuan luxury cruise liner, where she spends her days reorganizing the merchandise and waiting for long-term guests to drop dead in the changing rooms. On her days off, she disembarks from the ship and gets blind drunk on whatever the local alcohol is. It's not a bad life. And it distracts her from thinking about the other life she left behind five years ago.Until one day she is selected for the employee mentorship scheme - an initiative run by the ship's mysterious captain and self-anointed lifestyle guru, Keith, who pushes Ingrid further than she thought possible. But sooner or later, she will have to ask herself: how far is too far?Utterly original, mischievous and thought-provoking, The Odyssey is a merciless takedown of consumer capitalism and our anxious, ill-fated quests for something to believe in. And as its title suggests, it is a voyage that will eventually lead its unlikely heroine all the way home. Though she'd do almost anything to avoid getting there...

From the prize-winning author of Supper Club comes a wickedly funny and slyly poignant new satire on modern life - for fans of My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Convenience Store Woman, and J. G. Ballards High RiseThis book is a serious vibeCosmopolitanLara Williams is the queen of smart modern satire. I could read her all day Emma Jane UnsworthMeet Ingrid. She works on a gargantuan luxury cruise liner, where she spends her days reorganizing the merchandise and waiting for long-term guests to drop dead in the changing rooms. On her days off, she disembarks from the ship and gets blind drunk on whatever the local alcohol is. Its not a bad life. And it distracts her from thinking about the other life she left behind five years ago.Until one day she is selected for the employee mentorship scheme - an initiative run by the ships mysterious captain and self-anointed lifestyle guru, Keith, who pushes Ingrid further than she thought possible. But sooner or later, she will have to ask herself: how far is too far?Utterly original, mischievous and thought-provoking, The Odyssey is a merciless takedown of consumer capitalism and our anxious, ill-fated quests for something to believe in. And as its title suggests, it is a voyage that will eventually lead its unlikely heroine all the way home. Though shed do almost anything to avoid getting there...

Riotously fun and uplifting, a coming-of-age story about difficult friendships, delicious feasts, and taking control of your body and your happiness - a richly indulgent and life-affirming novel from one of the most exciting new voices in literatureWINNER of the GUARDIAN NOT THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019Selected in BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - Vogue, TIME, Vulture, Woman and HomeSubversive, radical, written with total glee and rollicking sense of unlimited possibility. Williams is one to watchStylistIf you feed a starving woman, what will she grow into?Twenty-nine year old Roberta has spent her whole life hungry. So she invents Supper Club: a secret society for women sick of bad men and bad sex. Fed up of being told to talk less, take less, be less, they gather after dark to feast and dance through the night. But as their bodies expand, so do their horizons, their desires - and their urge to break the rules.You look hungry. Join the club.Superb... Hilariously funny and deeply movingGuardian Not the Booker PrizeEngrossing, ambitious, joyful as well as dark - which is so close to the bone and so necessary. I cant wait to read her next book Emilie Pine, author of Notes to SelfCool and knowing, jam-packed with cultural references, not to mention mouthwatering recipesMetroDaring, funny, humane, delightful. Shes the real thing Sam Jordison, GuardianFor reading while eating in the bath and licking your lips. Theres no other book to read this monthLit HubDarkly delicious. A celebration of female power and friendshipSunday MirrorRiotous, bold, wild and wittySunday Express

Per escapar de la seva vida anterior, l'Ingrid treballa des de fa cinc anys en un descomunal creuer de luxe, despatxant a la botiga de souvenirs o atenent clientes al saló de manicura. Quan te dies lliures, desembarca a les ciutats on atraca el vaixell i mata les hores seguint turistes, bevent fins a emborratxar-se... Ara no li sembla una mala vida, sobretot perque abans era pitjor. Un dia en Keith, el peculiar capita del vaixell, la selecciona per a un programa formatiu basat en el _wabi-sabi_, la filosofia japonesa que ens impulsa a acceptar la imperfeccio del mon. I l'Ingrid creu trobar-hi un fonament solid per al seu futur. Pero tot es precipitara quan el creuer faci escala a la seva ciutat, on encara viu el seu marit. Lara Williams explora com ens ocultem a nosaltres mateixos les contrarietats de la vida i com, desorientats i insatisfets, sentim la necessitat de trobar alguna cosa en que creure. Amb _L'Odissea_ fa un pas mes per mostrar-nos les vergonyes del sistema. "WILLIAMS ACONSEGUEIX BURLAR-SE DELS ACLAPARADORS ABSURDS DE LA VIDA MODERNA." - _LITERARY REVIEW_