What Are You Going Through: Now a Pedro Almodovar film - THE ROOM NEXT DOOR - Softcover

Nunez, Sigrid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0349013659 ISBN 13: 9780349013657

Publisher: Virago Press Ltd, 2021

Synopsis

Now a Pedro Almodóvar film - THE ROOM NEXT DOOR - starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore

''I was totally overwhelmed by this extraordinary novel. A total joy - and laugh-out-loud funny'' DEBORAH MOGGACH

The New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of THE FRIEND brings her singular voice to a story about the meaning of life and death, and the value of companionship.

The woman at the heart of this extraordinary novel finds that everyone she meets has a common need: the urge to talk about themselves and to have an audience for their experiences. And so she tries to pay attention, to imagine and listen to what those around her are going through. But then an old friend makes an extraordinary request and draws her into an intense and transformative experience of her own.

''I just adore Sigrid Nunez'' PAULA HAWKINS

''Brilliant. I loved it as much as The Friend'' SUSIE STEINER

''When I open one of [Sigrid Nunez''s] novels, I almost always know immediately: This is where I want to be ... As good as The Friend, if not better'' NEW YORK TIMES

''A true pleasure to read, a novel bursting with wit, warmth, and human empathy'' INDEPENDENT

''Brilliant ... The narrative control of this novel simply dazzles'' SPECTATOR

About this title

About the Author

Sigrid Nunez is the New York Times bestselling author of The Friend, winner of the 2018 National Book Award, and of seven other novels, including Salvation City, The Last of Her Kind, and What Are You Going Through. She is also the author of Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages.

From the Back Cover

CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, TLS, GUARDIAN, NPR, PEOPLE, KIRKUS AND O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE


'When I open one of Sigrid Nunez's novels, I almost always know immediately: This is where I want to be' New York Times

The woman at the heart of this unforgettable novel finds that everyone she meets has a common need: to have an audience for their experiences. And so she tries to pay attention, to imagine and listen to what those around her are going through. But then an old friend makes an extraordinary request and draws her into an intense and transformative experience of her own.

'Love, death, friendship, compassion and so much wisdom. I just adore Sigrid Nunez' Paula Hawkins

'A true pleasure to read, a novel bursting with wit, warmth and human empathy' Independent

'If the meaning of life is that it ends, Nunez gets to the nub of meaning in her brilliant novel. I loved it as much as The Friend' Susie Steiner

'A riveting picture of friendship' TLS

Edition details

• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 0349013659
• ISBN 13: 9780349013657
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224