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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
ISBN
9780061649349
Book Title
Wrecking Ball : a Novel
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
2008
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Christiana Spens
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Urban, Contemporary Women, General, Coming of Age
Item Weight
7 Oz
Item Width
5.3 in
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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Armed with trust funds and pedigrees but bent on rebellion, twenty-somethings Alice, Harry, Rose, and Hugo are teetering on the brink of self-destruction. With Manhattan and London as their playgrounds, they chase oblivion--and their next high--through a glittering blur of nightclubs, decadent parties, high fashion, and underground music scenes, hard-partying on the razor's edge with a never-ending cocktail of drugs and booze. Insomniacs and unstoppable, these four lost souls ride the extreme highs and devastating lows of a summer that quickly reaches a crescendo of music, heat, and hedonism. Wavering between moments of revelation and ruin, they illuminate a generation given everything--except an answer to the timeless question: Who am I? From a remarkable new literary voice comes a startling, fresh, strikingly candid novel of addiction and excess.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061649341
ISBN-13
9780061649349
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65617388

Product Key Features

Book Title
Wrecking Ball : a Novel
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Urban, Contemporary Women, General, Coming of Age
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Christiana Spens
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Reminiscent of Bret Easton Ellis's Less Than Zero, this book has trust-fund babies downing vodka at breakfast, barely eating expensive lunches, and getting stoned at rock shows. [Spens is] a raconteur of the party scene., In razor-sharp prose that's soaked with authenticity…with characters whose increasingly flimsy grasp on reality is as gripping as it is disconcerting…The Wrecking Ball accurately shows where self-destruction can ultimately lead, effectively and entertainingly proving that the 'dream life' can often be anything but., [Christiana] writes beautifully about the taste for oblivion, the temptation of the abyss, the alluring mystery of nothingness. Truth is its soul and brevity is its body. I like young women. Their stories are shorter. Consider yourself seduced., In razor-sharp prose that's soaked with authenticity.with characters whose increasingly flimsy grasp on reality is as gripping as it is disconcerting.The Wrecking Ball accurately shows where self-destruction can ultimately lead, effectively and entertainingly proving that the 'dream life' can often be anything but., "Trainspotting for trust funders" -- Metro London "In razor-sharp prose that's soaked with authenticity...with characters whose increasingly flimsy grasp on reality is as gripping as it is disconcerting...The Wrecking Ball accurately shows where self-destruction can ultimately lead, effectively and entertainingly proving that the 'dream life' can often be anything but." -- Anna David, author of Party Girl "[Christiana] writes beautifully about the taste for oblivion, the temptation of the abyss, the alluring mystery of nothingness. Truth is its soul and brevity is its body. I like young women. Their stories are shorter. Consider yourself seduced." -- Sebastian Horsley, author of Dandy in the Underworld "Reminiscent of Bret Easton Ellis's Less Than Zero, this book has trust-fund babies downing vodka at breakfast, barely eating expensive lunches, and getting stoned at rock shows. [Spens is] a raconteur of the party scene." -- The Sunday Herald (London), In razor-sharp prose that's soaked with authenticity...with characters whose increasingly flimsy grasp on reality is as gripping as it is disconcerting...The Wrecking Ball accurately shows where self-destruction can ultimately lead, effectively and entertainingly proving that the 'dream life' can often be anything but.
Lccn
2008-019489
Lc Classification Number
Pr6119.P45 2008
Copyright Date
2008

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