| Author: | Lucy Ellmann | ISBN: | 9781596917781 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | December 21, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury USA | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lucy Ellmann |
| ISBN: | 9781596917781 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | December 21, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury USA |
| Language: | English |
"A blackly comedic fable" (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) from the Booker longlisted author of Ducks, Newburyport.
It's your worst nightmare: instead of being dead, you're alive!
Dot thinks she's perfect, with her blond hair, pointy nose, and pink skin. She lives on the east coast of England with her magnificent hubby, cooking him gourmet meals and crashing the car. So one day she decides to End It All. But-Dot BLOWS it!
After a brief sojourn in the underworld (populated by "underaged, underdeveloped underlings all, understated in their undershirts and UNDERSTANDING VERY LITTLE"), Dot is reincarnated, first as a possum, and then as a girl in Ohio. A hilarious and poignant journey through our puny universe, this is a masterpiece of disquiet.
"A blackly comedic fable" (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) from the Booker longlisted author of Ducks, Newburyport.
It's your worst nightmare: instead of being dead, you're alive!
Dot thinks she's perfect, with her blond hair, pointy nose, and pink skin. She lives on the east coast of England with her magnificent hubby, cooking him gourmet meals and crashing the car. So one day she decides to End It All. But-Dot BLOWS it!
After a brief sojourn in the underworld (populated by "underaged, underdeveloped underlings all, understated in their undershirts and UNDERSTANDING VERY LITTLE"), Dot is reincarnated, first as a possum, and then as a girl in Ohio. A hilarious and poignant journey through our puny universe, this is a masterpiece of disquiet.
