Thy Neighbor - Softcover

Vincent, Norah

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ISBN 10: 0143123661 ISBN 13: 9780143123668

Publisher: Penguin Group, 2013

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Norah Vincent's first two books--the New York Times bestseller Self-Made Man and Voluntary Madness--were masterworks of immersion journalism. Now Vincent unleashes her considerable talents in a spellbinding novel that's as provocative and absorbing as her acclaimed nonfiction.

Since his parents' violent deaths thirteen years ago, Nick Walsh has been living alone in his childhood home, drinking, drugging, and debauching himself into oblivion. Deranged by his relentless sorrow, he begins spying on his neighbors via hidden cameras and microphones. As he observes all the strange, sad, and terrifying things that people do when they think no one is watching, Nick begins to unravel the shocking truth about how and why his parents died.

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"Norah Vincent will make you laugh while she is breaking your heart, and make you feel pity as you recoil in disgust. At once a misanthropic rant, a voyeuristic free for all, and a philosophic thriller, Thy Neighbor is a book that you will tear through in a few days and chew on for a long time thereafter. It's a heady and wonderful read." --Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story
"One of our smartest and most original journalists has changed hats, and the new one fits her perfectly. A raging, jolting, arrestingly hard-edged novel of paranoia and revenge in the suburbs, Thy Neighbor crackles with ferocious energy and virtuosic phrasemaking. If you go for noir, prepare to be plunged into the desperate darkness of a world full of lost souls and lost hope--but keep one eye peeled for the glimmer of light at the far end of the tunnel." --Terry Teachout

About the Author:

Norah Vincent is a former op-ed columnist for the Los Angeles Times whose books include Self-Made Man and Voluntary Madness. She lives in New York City.

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