A Good Person
The compulsive book of the summer with a heroine you won't forget, 'a zillennial Gone Girl' (NYT Book Review)
By Kirsten King
Harry Hartog's review
‘A Good Person’ is the enchantingly unhinged lit-fic fix I didn’t know I was craving! What happens when you put a hex on your ex-situationship, and then he actually dies? Lillian’s story is told in first-person, giving the audience exclusive access into the complex mind of a narcissistic, delusional, and manipulative millennial woman with a victim complex, an alcohol problem, and questionable decision-making methods. Kirsten King’s writing is hilarious in the way that ‘funny’ books often don’t quite achieve - you’ll find yourself giggling out loud without even realising at this absurd tale of Youtube hexes and dead exes. For readers who enjoyed Mona Awad’s ‘Bunny’ (and may have even wished it was even more absurd and unhinged), you will devour every page of this stunning debut and wish it was longer.' - Jas, Harry Hartog Maroochydore
Description
'A zillenial Gone Girl . . . Acerbic, darkly feminine and very funny' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
'Hilarious and addictive' DAILY MAIL
'A must-read . . . With tart prose that tastes like sour candy, Kirsten King's debut is a home run' MARIE CLAIRE
Lillian is having a great time with Henry: he's charming, well-educated, and exactly the kind of guy she'd like to end up with. That is, until she stays the night at his flat and they end up in a huge argument. Furious, Lillian seeks revenge on Henry by performing a drunken YouTube hex on him.
But then Henry actually ends up dead.
Desperate to control the narrative, clear her name, and assume her rightful place as Henry's mourning girlfriend, Lillian's pursuit of the truth will throw her into a dangerous tailspin, which just may just upend her life for good.
'Sharp, hilarious, and painfully relatable' MONIKA KIM, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART
'I adored this deliciously acidic, addictive novel' EMMA VAN STRAATEN, prize-winning author of THIS IMMACULATE BODY
'Wild, wicked, and laugh out loud funny. Lillian is a bad person, but Kirsten King is a great writer' SARAH HARMAN, prize-winning author of ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME
'Electrifying. A Good Person is a compulsively readable and sharply insightful . . . I loved it' KIMBERLY MCCREIGHT, New York Times bestselling author of LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER
'Wickedly funny . . . [as] if Ottessa Moshfegh dabbled in murder' SEATTLE TIMES
- ISBN:
- 9780349725253
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 304
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Imprint:
- Fleet
- Weight:
- 374 g