Inglorious

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Inglorious by Joanna Kavenna, Henry Holt and Co.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joanna Kavenna ISBN: 9781466827578
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication: May 27, 2008
Imprint: Metropolitan Books Language: English
Author: Joanna Kavenna
ISBN: 9781466827578
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication: May 27, 2008
Imprint: Metropolitan Books
Language: English

A darkly comic novel about a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown, set against the backdrop of a London awash with faithless lovers, cutthroat strivers, and so-called friends

One day successful young journalist and dedicated urbanite Rosa Lane sends her boss an e-mail that says "I quit" and then walks out of her job. She can't explain why—not to Liam, who's lived with her for years; not to her friends; not to her anxious, recently widowed father. All Rosa knows is that she needs to find enlightenment, to somehow understand her mother's death and do more than just earn her living.

Thus begins the piercingly wise and bitingly funny odyssey of Rosa Lane. Along the way, she is deceived by her lover, evicted by her roommate, threatened by her bank manager, picked over by prospective employers, befuddled by philosophy, and tormented by omnivorous London. Brought very low indeed, Rosa in her desperation makes a final assault on those who have done her wrong, leading to the beginning of her return to normality—whatever that is.

In a remarkable fiction debut, Joanna Kavenna displays lacerating wit, a perfect eye for social hypocrisies, and great depths of compassion to create a triumphant modern heroine.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A darkly comic novel about a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown, set against the backdrop of a London awash with faithless lovers, cutthroat strivers, and so-called friends

One day successful young journalist and dedicated urbanite Rosa Lane sends her boss an e-mail that says "I quit" and then walks out of her job. She can't explain why—not to Liam, who's lived with her for years; not to her friends; not to her anxious, recently widowed father. All Rosa knows is that she needs to find enlightenment, to somehow understand her mother's death and do more than just earn her living.

Thus begins the piercingly wise and bitingly funny odyssey of Rosa Lane. Along the way, she is deceived by her lover, evicted by her roommate, threatened by her bank manager, picked over by prospective employers, befuddled by philosophy, and tormented by omnivorous London. Brought very low indeed, Rosa in her desperation makes a final assault on those who have done her wrong, leading to the beginning of her return to normality—whatever that is.

In a remarkable fiction debut, Joanna Kavenna displays lacerating wit, a perfect eye for social hypocrisies, and great depths of compassion to create a triumphant modern heroine.

More books from Henry Holt and Co.

Cover of the book After the Darkest Hour by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book Saga of the Sioux by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book Nil on Fire by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book Lives Other Than My Own by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book Little Elliot, Big City by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book The Food Parade by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book The Left-Handed Fate by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book James to the Rescue by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book Honus Wagner by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book Topspin by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book Monster Trucks by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book Jack London and the Klondike Gold Rush by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book How Do You Say? / ¿Cómo Se Dice? by Joanna Kavenna
Cover of the book Dear Heartbreak by Joanna Kavenna
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy