Misrecognition by Madison Newbound Hardback Book 9781526665935

A smart savage and hilarious debut exploring love sexuality purpose and the delicious absurdities of online lifeFor fans of Patricia Lockwood and Alexandra Tanner A tale of internet longing and obsession that leads to selfdiscovery OurCultureElsa is struggling Her formative exhilarating relationship with an older couple has abruptly ended leaving her depressed and directionless in her childhood bedroom In the relationships wake Elsa scrolls aimlessly through the internet in search of meaningFaithfully her screen provides a new obsession a charismatic young actor whose latest feature is a gay love story that illuminates Elsas crisis And then as if she had conjured him the actor arrives in her hometown with an entourage of fellow actors writers and directors for the annual theatre festival When she is hired at the one upscale restaurant in town Elsa finds herself thrown into in contact with the actor and his circleBut her obsession shifts from the actor to his frequent dinner companion an alluring androgynous person called Sam As this confusing connection develops Elsa is forced to grapple with her sexuality the uncomfortable truths about the end of her last relationship and the patterns that may be playing out once againUnflinchingly sharp and funny Misrecognition is an unforgettable debut novel about the internet postpostmodern adulthood and queer identityQuick playful selfdeprecating Newbounds real skill is in dialogue Times Literary SupplementReaders love...