Jonathan Unleashed
A Novel
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- 39,00 kr
Publisher Description
“[A] comic masterpiece.” —People magazine’s “Book of the Week”
“A charming comedy on love, friendship, and the surprising influence of man’s best friend.” —Harper’s Bazaar
National Book Award finalist and bestselling author Meg Rosoff's charming, hilarious new novel about a young New Yorker’s search for happiness and the two dogs who help him find it—the perfect summer read
Jonathan Trefoil’s boss is unhinged, his relationship baffling, and his apartment just the wrong side of legal. His girlfriend wants to marry someone just like him—only richer and with a different sense of humor. He doesn’t remember life being this confusing, back before everyone expected him to act like a grown-up.
When his brother asks him to look after his dogs, Jonathan's world view begins to shift. Could a border collie and a cocker spaniel hold the key to life, the universe, and everything? Their sly maneuvering on daily walks and visits to the alluring vet suggest that human emotional intelligence may not be top dog after all.
A funny, wise romantic comedy set in Manhattan, Jonathan Unleashed is a story of tangled relationships, friendships, and dogs. Rosoff’s novel is for anyone wondering what to be when they grow up, and how on earth to get there.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Jonathan Unleashed is the kind of novel you’ll read in a few days, laughing out loud as you go. It’s so easy to relate to the book’s hero, who’s trying to make the best of a soul-crushing job, ho-hum relationship, and general sense of feeling lost in the world. Meg Rosoff—who blew open our hearts with How I Live Now—takes a lighter, more entertaining approach to championing the dreamers who believe life ought to be good magic.
