Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
Combining the pithy observation of Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation and the broken-hearted compassion of Miriam Toews' All My Puny Sorrows an original, funny and tender novel, published by Scribner, about a family dealing with dementia.
'Goodbye, Vitamin builds with humor, gusto and such deceptive lightness that the reader wonders, at its devastating end, how debut author Rachel Khong managed to pull it off so beautifullyThe only possible answer is that Khong is a magician, and we are lucky to fall under her spell at the beginning of her brilliant writing life’ -- Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies
'Rachel Khong’s first novel sneaks up on you – just like life, illness and heartbreak. And love. A million small, human and often deeply funny details gather force to tell a tale that is ultimately, incredibly poignant' -- Miranda July, author of The First Bad Man
‘There’s beauty, humour and absurdity in even the most tragic situation as Rachel Khong demonstrates in Goodbye, Vitamin’ * Good Housekeeping *
‘Funny and tragic, heart-breaking and life-affirming, it reminds you that in the end, that’s all there is – countless passing moments’ * Grazia *
‘A tragi-comic story about holding a family together when life wants to break them apart and finding yourself when you thought you were completely lost. I absolutely loved this book’ * RED *
‘Nuanced exploration of family love and remembrance…A contemporary take on the coming-of-age tale…It’s sweet without being saccharine, and moving without feeling depressed.’ * Refinery29 *
‘A deft, funny and very moving account of all kinds of loss’ * The Big Issue *
‘Told in captivating glimpses and drawn from a deep well of insight, humor, and unexpected tenderness, Goodbye, Vitamin pilots through the loss, love, and absurdity of finding one’s footing in this life.’ * Publishers Lunch *
‘Goodbye, Vitamin is a darkly funny debut novel about love, loss, and heartbreak.’ * Popsugar *
'Rachel Khong’s first novel sneaks up on you – just like life, illness and heartbreak. And love. A million small, human and often deeply funny details gather force to tell a tale that is ultimately, incredibly poignant' -- Miranda July, author of The First Bad Man
‘There’s beauty, humour and absurdity in even the most tragic situation as Rachel Khong demonstrates in Goodbye, Vitamin’ * Good Housekeeping *
‘Funny and tragic, heart-breaking and life-affirming, it reminds you that in the end, that’s all there is – countless passing moments’ * Grazia *
‘A tragi-comic story about holding a family together when life wants to break them apart and finding yourself when you thought you were completely lost. I absolutely loved this book’ * RED *
‘Nuanced exploration of family love and remembrance…A contemporary take on the coming-of-age tale…It’s sweet without being saccharine, and moving without feeling depressed.’ * Refinery29 *
‘A deft, funny and very moving account of all kinds of loss’ * The Big Issue *
‘Told in captivating glimpses and drawn from a deep well of insight, humor, and unexpected tenderness, Goodbye, Vitamin pilots through the loss, love, and absurdity of finding one’s footing in this life.’ * Publishers Lunch *
‘Goodbye, Vitamin is a darkly funny debut novel about love, loss, and heartbreak.’ * Popsugar *
Rachel Khong studied at Yale and the University of Florida. Her fiction and non-fiction has appeared in American Short Fiction, The Believer, Pitchfork and Village Voice. In 2013, she was named one of Refinery29's 30 under 30. Goodbye, Vitamin is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781471159480 |
| ISBN 10 | 1471159485 |
| Title | Goodbye, Vitamin |
| Author | Rachel Khong |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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