An ';enthralling headscratcher of a first novel... weaves an intricate tale of quests and escapes' as a man follows his wife who follows a mysterious stranger (Publishers Weekly). Deb Olin Unferth's award-winning debut novel is ';an off-kilter ode to obsession' with a ';richly textured, often surprising linguistic landscape' (The Rumpus). In it, a man named Myers has noticed that his wife has suddenly become suspiciously absent in the evenings. He decides to start following her on her evening escapades, hoping to discover her betrayal. Instead, he soon discovers she is following a man named Gray, who happens to be a former classmate of Myers, and whose own marriage is falling apart. What follows is an unusual, unsettling, and wildly entertaining novel by the acclaimed author of Minor Robberies. With deadpan humor and skewed wordplay, Deb Olin Unferth weaves a mystery of hope and heartbreak. Winner of the Cabell First Novel Award.
| ISBN: | 9780802197870 |
| Publication date: | 22nd March 2010 |
| Author: | Unferth, Deb Olin |
| Publisher: | Grove Atlantic |
| Format: | Ebook |
An ';enthralling headscratcher of a first novel... weaves an intricate tale of quests and escapes' as a man follows his wife who follows a mysterious stranger (Publishers Weekly). Deb Olin Unferth's award-winning debut novel is ';an off-kilter ode to obsession' with a ';richly textured, often surprising linguistic landscape' (The Rumpus). In it, a man named Myers has noticed that his wife has suddenly become suspiciously absent in the evenings. He decides to start following her on her evening escapades, hoping to discover her betrayal. Instead, he soon discovers she is following a man named Gray, who happens to be a former classmate of Myers, and whose own marriage is falling apart. What follows is an unusual, unsettling, and wildly entertaining novel by the acclaimed author of Minor Robberies. With deadpan humor and skewed wordplay, Deb Olin Unferth weaves a mystery of hope and heartbreak. Winner of the Cabell First Novel Award.
Vacation features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Vacation is available in Paperback, Ebook
Vacation was written by Unferth, Deb Olin and published by Grove Atlantic
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