Pretend I'm Dead

A Novel

208 pages

English language

Published Sept. 29, 2015 by Northwestern University Press.

ISBN:
978-0-8101-3207-8
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3 stars (1 review)

Jen Beagins funny, moving, fearless debut novel introduces an unforgettable character, Mona--almost 24, cleaning houses to get by, emotionally adrift. Handing out clean needles to drug addicts, she falls for a recipient who proceeds to break her heart in unimaginable ways. Always just under the surface are her memories of growing up in a chaotic, destructive family from which she's trying to disentangle herself. The story of her journey toward a comfortable place in the world and a measure of self-acceptance is psychologically acute, often surprising, and entirely human.

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  • Fiction, general