Very Nice
A novel
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- 219,00 Kč
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- 219,00 Kč
Publisher Description
“A juicy tale of bad behavior.... Very Nice gets pretty mean—but gloriously so.” —Entertainment Weekly
Rachel Klein never meant to kiss her creative writing professor, but with his long eyelashes, his silky hair, and the sad, beautiful life he laid bare on Twitter, she does, and the kiss is very nice. Zahid Azzam never planned to become a houseguest in his student’s sprawling Connecticut home, but with the sparkling swimming pool, the endless supply of Whole Foods strawberries, and Rachel’s beautiful mother, he does, and the home is very nice. Becca Klein never thought she’d have a love affair so soon after her divorce, but when her daughter’s professor walks into her home, bringing with him an apricot standard poodle named Princess, she does, and the affair is ... a very bad idea.
Zigzagging between the rarefied circles of Manhattan investment banking, the achingly self-serious MFA programs of the Midwest, and the private bedrooms of Connecticut, Very Nice is an audacious, addictive, and wickedly smart take on the way we live now.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Part intrigue-packed soap opera, part scathing satire, Marcy Dermansky’s fourth novel is a rollicking ride through glossy New York offices and manicured Connecticut backyards. When Zahid Azzam, a creative-writing professor, needs accommodations for his dog for the summer, his crushed-out student, Rachel Klein, volunteers the spacious house she’s sharing with her recently divorced mom. But when Zahid returns early, sparks and complications fly. Dermansky has a keen eye for the upper crust’s foibles. Her talent at maximizing the drama between her characters made Very Nice an eyebrow-raising, gut-busting read.
