A smart savage and hilarious debut exploring love sexuality purpose - and the delicious
absurdities of online life ?For fans of Patricia Lockwood and Alexandra Tanner ... A tale of
internet longing and obsession that leads to self-discovery' OurCulture
________________________________________________ Elsa is struggling. Her formative
exhilarating relationship - with an older couple - has abruptly ended leaving her depressed
and directionless in her childhood bedroom. In the relationship's wake Elsa scrolls aimlessly
through the internet in search of meaning. Faithfully her screen provides a new obsession: a
charismatic young actor whose latest feature is a gay love story that illuminates Elsa's
crisis. And then as if she had conjured him the actor arrives in her hometown with an
entourage of fellow actors writers and directors for the annual theatre festival. When she
is hired at the one upscale restaurant in town Elsa finds herself thrown into in contact with
the actor and his circle. But her obsession shifts from the actor to his frequent dinner
companion - an alluring androgynous person called Sam. As this confusing connection develops
Elsa is forced to grapple with her sexuality the uncomfortable truths about the end of her
last relationship and the patterns that may be playing out once again. Unflinchingly sharp
and funny Misrecognition is an unforgettable debut novel about the internet post-postmodern
adulthood and queer identity. ?Quick playful self-deprecating ... Newbound's real skill is
in dialogue' Times Literary Supplement Readers love Misrecognition ?Pure messy queerness and I
absolutely adored it' ?My ideal kind of beach read' ?Imagine a mix of Emma Cline Marlowe
Granados and Sally Rooney... Highly recommend'
