A Good Happy Girl
A poignant, surprising, and immersive read about a young professional woman pursuing an emotionally intense relationship with a married lesbian couple, for readers of Kristen Arnett and Melissa Broder
Helen, a jittery attorney with a self-destructive streak, is secretly reeling from a disturbing crime of neglect that her parents recently committed. Historically happy to compartmentalize distracting herself by hooking up with lesbian couples, doting on her grandmother, and flirting with a young administrative assistantHelen finally meets her match with Catherine and Katrina, a married couple who startle and intrigue her with their ever-increasing sexual and emotional intensity.
Perceptive and attentive, Catherine and Katrina prod at Helens life, revealing a childhood tragedy shes been repressing. When her father begs her yet again for help getting parole, she realizes that she has a bargaining chip to get answers to her past.
In her exploration of queer domesticity, effects of incarceration on family, and intergenerational poverty, Marissa Higgins offers empathy to characters who dont often receive it, with unsettling results.
Helen, a jittery attorney with a self-destructive streak, is secretly reeling from a disturbing crime of neglect that her parents recently committed. Historically happy to compartmentalize distracting herself by hooking up with lesbian couples, doting on her grandmother, and flirting with a young administrative assistantHelen finally meets her match with Catherine and Katrina, a married couple who startle and intrigue her with their ever-increasing sexual and emotional intensity.
Perceptive and attentive, Catherine and Katrina prod at Helens life, revealing a childhood tragedy shes been repressing. When her father begs her yet again for help getting parole, she realizes that she has a bargaining chip to get answers to her past.
In her exploration of queer domesticity, effects of incarceration on family, and intergenerational poverty, Marissa Higgins offers empathy to characters who dont often receive it, with unsettling results.
Auteur | | Marissa Higgins |
Taal | | Engels |
Type | | Hardcover |
Categorie | | Literatuur & Romans |