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The Body Lies
A Novel
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“Gripping…the perfect marriage of risky literary fiction and full-on thriller.” –Maria Semple, bestselling author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette
When a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote English countryside, it’s meant to be a fresh start, away from the bustle of London and the scene of a violent assault she is desperate to forget. But despite the distractions of her new life and the demands of single motherhood, her nerves continue to jangle. To make matters worse, a vicious debate about violence against women inflames the tensions and mounting rivalries in her creative-writing class. When a troubled student starts turning in chapters that blur the lines between fiction and reality, the professor recognizes herself as the main character in his book–and he has written her a horrific fate. Will she be able to stop life imitating art before it’s too late? At once a breathless cat-and-mouse game and a layered interrogation of the fetishization of the female body, The Body Lies gives us an essential story for our time that will have you checking the locks on your doors.
- On Sale
- May 19, 2020
- Page Count
- 288 pages
- Publisher
- Vintage
- ISBN-13
- 9780525566052
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