EAN: 9780735239371

THE BEGUILING - ZSUZSI GARTNER KARTONIERT (TB)

FINALIST FOR THE WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZEA GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOKThe perfect next read
for fans of Ottessa Moshfegh and George Saunders  an electrifying debut about a woman who is
transformed into a real life flesh-and-blood Wailing Wall as strangers unburden their sins to
her at every turn. Lucy is a lapsed Catholic whose adolescent pretensions to sainthood are
unexpectedly revived following the disturbing deathbed confession of her cousin Zoltán.
Afterwards  Lucy becomes a magnet for the unshriven  and she s transformed into a
self-described flesh-and-blood Wailing Wall as strangers unburden themselves to her. Lucy finds
herself addicted to these dark stories  craving hit after hit. As the confessions pile up  Lucy
begins to wonder if Zoltán s death was as random and unscripted as it appeared. She clutches at
alarming synchronicities and seeks meaning from the strangers stories  wondering why they seem
connected to each other and eerily echo elements of her own life. With ruthless wit and
dizzying energy  The Beguiling explores blessings and curses  sainthood and sin  mortality and
guilt in all its guises. Weaving together tales of errant mothers  vengeful plants  canine
wisdom  and murder  this electrifying debut novel lays bare the sacrifices some are willing to
make to get what they think they desire.

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