A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan A young couples toxic Instagram crush spins out of control and unleashes a sinister creature in this twisted, viciously funny, "bananas good" story (Carmen Maria Machado). FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Um, holy shit...This novel will be the most fun youll have this summer." -Emily Temple, Literary HubRemy and Alicia, a couple of insecure service workers, are not particularly happy together. But they are bound by a shared obsession with Jen, a beautiful former co-worker of Remys who now seems to be following her bliss as a globe-trotting jewellery designer. In and outside the bedroom, Remy and Alicias entire relationship revolves around fantasies of Jen, whose every Instagram caption, outfit, and new age mantra they know by heart.Imagine their confused excitement when they run into Jen, in the flesh, and she invites them on a surfing trip to the Hamptons with her wealthy boyfriend and their group. Once there, Remy and Alicia try (a little too hard) to fit into Jens exalted social circle, but violent desire and class resentment bubble beneath the surface of this beachside paradise, threatening to erupt. As small disturbances escalate into outright horror, we find ourselves tumbling with Remy and Alicia into an uncanny alternate reality, one shaped by their most unspeakable, deviant, and intoxicating fantasies. Is this what "self-actualization" looks like?Part millennial social comedy, part psychedelic horror, and all wildly entertaining, A Touch of Jen is a sly, unflinching examination of the hidden drives that lurk just outside the frame of our carefully curated selves. Author Biography Beth Morgan grew up outside Sherman, Texas and studied writing as an undergraduate at Sarah Lawrence College. She is currently completing an MFA at Brooklyn College. Her work has been published in The Iowa Review and The Kenyon Review Online. Review NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE WIRED Best Summer Reads NEW YORK TIMES Most Anticipated Books of July REFINERY29 Best Books of Summer LITERARY HUB Most Anticipated Summer Novels NYLON Best Summer Reads HARPERS BAZAAR Best Books of Summer POPSUGAR Best Books of Summer BUSTLE Most Anticipated Summer Books ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Best Books of July THE RUMPUS Best Books of the Year DEBUTIFUL Best Books of July"Morgans got swagger. A Touch of Jen will draw you in with its electric rhythm and razor-sharp wit, but it will make you stay with its wild, beating heart. I came for the blood-thirsty monsters, I left moved by Morgans deep understanding of the day-to-day absurdity and pain of 21st century existence. A banger of a debut and the arrival of a bold new voice in fiction." --Jean Kyoung Frazier, author of PIZZA GIRL"A thrillingly acerbic fable, and the perfect novel to pick up the next time you feel vaguely ill after spending too long on Instagram."--WIRED, Best Summer Reads"Beth Morgan takes on social media and para-social relationships in this twisty debut novel."--BUSTLE, Most Anticipated Books of Summer"A Touch of Jen is bananas good. Funny and sharp and surprising and bittersweet. Just [three chefs kiss emojis]." --Carmen Maria Machado"A Touch of Jen is hipster noir, acerbic social parable and slasher gore-fest: as if Patricia Highsmith, Chris Kraus, and Ann Quin all crashed a Hamptons beach party, and John Carpenter dropped in with some weed."--Tom McCarthy, author of REMAINDER and SATIN ISLAND"a twisted, brutal, and legitimately frightening tale of a parasocial relationship so toxic, it has interdimensional consequences. Reading this made me so happy I dont have an Instagram."--Layla Halabian, NYLON MAGAZINE"darker and more ironic than other entries in the genre...Morgan suggests that authenticity can be just as hideous as its opposite....it succeeds where similar works have faltered by deflating the fantasy of the real. The fear of living dishonestly, it appears, has made it easier than ever to justify sacrificing others on the altar of our own self-actualization."--THE NEW REPUBLIC"A bold, wild ride that takes our collective dependence on social media head on." --POPSUGAR, Best Books of the Summer"A darkly funny novel."--ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY"A satirical, ferocious, shape-shifting novel...What started as an acerbic millennial sex comedy grows the gnashing mandibles of supernatural horror with a spiritual self-help twist...The structure is unconventional and disorienting, but Morgan manages each breakneck turn without spinning out of control. Theres an almost fanatically concrete simplicity to her prose that makes the storytelling absurd and unnerving and consistent in effect -- like someone smiling at you without blinking, showing too much of the whites of her eyes...chimeric and deliriously original, emitting an eerie power."--NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW"An ambitious debut which captures the loneliness of the internet age in deft strokes."--KIRKUS REVIEWS"Beth Morgans perfectly unhinged debut novel is a twisted delight youll devour within a day...Youll laugh, youll scream, youll strongly consider making your Instagram private."--REFINERY29, Best Books of Summer"Gripping...A novel about how Instagram leaks into our lives, changing and shaping how we inhabit our selves...Morgans narrative develops a darkly spiraling pace, simultaneously exposing and blurring the distinction between fantasy and reality...an exploration of how contemporary culture has made self-actualizing structuralists of us all." --ELECTRIC LITERATURE"I quickly became addicted to this sharp, upsetting novel ... A Touch of Jen explores the gulf between aspirational content and real life, with notes of both hyperrealism and a psychological thriller. --GLAMOUR, Best Books of Summer"If a cross between Sally Rooneys books and The Talented Mr. Ripley sounds intriguing to you, look out for this debut novel...supernatural and very funny and spooky and weird."--BOSTON.COM"Morgan drops plenty of zany twists into readers laps, and the latter part of the novel takes on a speculative dimension"--NEW YORK TIMES (Books to Look Out For in July)"Morgan has created a fabulous monster here, legitimately Frankensteined herself a wicked, unflinching, dynamite novel out of razor-sharp dialogue, toxic social media culture, and the nonsense notion that the self is just another brand to be endlessly plumbed for content. Wildly hilarious and absolutely terrifying, A Touch of Jen is truly a touch of genius. I loved every minute of it." --Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author of WITH TEETH and MOSTLY DEAD THINGS"Morgan masterfully brings dark comedy and psychedelic horror together at a slow-burning pace. Her mundane but over-the-top characters and brilliant dialogue add to the surreal and fantastical tone of this spellbinding book."--BOOKLIST"Must-read...a biting, smart, and challenging novel."--SHONDALAND"The funniest (and most twisted) book of the year."--Tony Tulathimutte, author of PRIVATE CITIZENS"This deliciously vicious novel, Beth Morgans debut, is probably best described as what might happen if Ingrid Goes West took place atop the Hellmouth of Sunnydale. The one bright spot in Remy and Alicias faded relationship is their mutual obsession with Jen, a beautiful former coworker-turned-influencer. When they encounter Jen in real life and get whisked into her orbit, what seems like a dream come true gradually turns into a psychedelic nightmare."--HARPERS BAZAAR, Best Books of Summer"This novel captures so much of our internet thoughts in a readable and electric frazzle... Like Buñuel, Beth Morgan recognizes that erotic desire is funny in the way it degrades subject and object...A satire on the terrible neo-liberal morass we co-occupy, unable to touch intimacy. The laughs come fast, and the message is low-key freaky and haunting. This one is for the kids."--ENTROPY MAGAZINE"Um, holy shit. Or maybe its better to say: unholy shit. Whether youre on a post-vaccine rampage or not, this novel will be the most fun youll have this summer: a millennial comedy of manners that, just at the point where these things usually fizzle and disappoint, takes A Turn and morphs into a weird horror novel... I dont want to tell you any more, so look, just trust me on this one."--Emily Temple, LITERARY HUB Review Quote "The funniest (and most twisted) book of the year."-- Tony Tulathimutte, author of PRIVATE CITIZENS Promotional "Headline" A young couples toxic Instagram crush spins out of control and unleashes a sinister creature in this twisted, viciously funny, "bananas good" story (Carmen Maria Machado). Details ISBN031670427X Author Beth Morgan Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 031670427X ISBN-13 9780316704274 Format Paperback Imprint Back Bay Books Publisher Little, Brown & Company Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Pages 320 Publication Date 2023-04-06 US Release Date 2023-04-06 UK Release Date 2023-04-06 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-06-12 NZ Release Date 2023-06-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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