One's Company : A Novel by Ashley Hutson (2022, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393866645
ISBN-139780393866643
eBay Product ID (ePID)9057238211

Product Key Features

Book TitleOne's Company : a Novel
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAbsurdist, Literary, Lgbt / General
Publication Year2022
GenreFiction
AuthorAshley Hutson
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight7.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-056897
ReviewsThis book is such a savvy, deadpan, moving meditation-unto-absurdity on obsession and trauma and throwaway television and the ways that our hobbies can hurt us and heal us and sometimes overwhelm us. I absolutely loved it.--Amber Sparks, author of And I Do Not Forgive You Like some uncanny hybrid of Tom McCarthy, Ottessa Moshfegh, and Mulholland Drive , Ashley Hutson's high concept black comedy, One's Company , packs deranged laughs against deep trauma in a no-holds-barred debut. Surreal, ambitious, and page-turning, the painful memory performance of Bonnie Lincoln's wish to live forever in a sitcom might be more realistic than the realism we think we know.--Blake Butler, author of Alice Knott Ashley Hutson's novel fearlessly takes on trauma, loneliness, madness, and desire in wholly unexpected ways. The dazzling imagination of the novel's formidable protagonist, Bonnie Lincoln, is rivaled only by that of her brilliant creator: One's Company is a totally original, bitterly funny, and emotionally complex tale about the power of fantasy to both save and destroy the things we cherish.--Maryse Meijer, author of The Seventh Mansion, [An] affecting and ingenious debut... This darkly clever work dramatizes the necessity and fragility of illusions, showing how they can crumble when broadcast to the world. Hutson is off to a brilliant start., This book is such a savvy, deadpan, moving meditation-unto-absurdity on obsession and trauma and throwaway television and the ways that our hobbies can hurt us and heal us and sometimes overwhelm us. I absolutely loved it., Joyfully weird... Like many sitcoms, this novel balances lightness, humor and love with moments of darkness and even horror... Who among us has never longed to escape into a TV show, a movie, a written story, to live in it at least temporarily? One's Company, delightfully odd and beautifully written, is a pleasure to read., Ashley Hutson's novel fearlessly takes on trauma, loneliness, madness, and desire in wholly unexpected ways. The dazzling imagination of the novel's formidable protagonist, Bonnie Lincoln, is rivaled only by that of her brilliant creator: One's Company is a totally original, bitterly funny, and emotionally complex tale about the power of fantasy to both save and destroy the things we cherish., One of my favorite books of the year... [One's Company] is wildly original, and clever, and stunningly sad. It's an excellent look at trauma and loneliness and American culture and excess., This novel hooked me from the very first line... Hutson's prose is both simple and captivating, containing nuggets of wisdom that peek into the complexity of humanity., Like some uncanny hybrid of Tom McCarthy, Ottessa Moshfegh, and Mulholland Drive, Ashley Hutson's high concept black comedy, One's Company, packs deranged laughs against deep trauma in a no-holds-barred debut. Surreal, ambitious, and page-turning, the painful memory performance of Bonnie Lincoln's wish to live forever in a sitcom might be more realistic than the realism we think we know., [Ashley] Hutson is far too smart...to turn Bonnie into an easy case study on the effects of trauma...Hutson's prose, too, is as cleareyed and convincing as the novel's premise is farcical...Looks at trauma, wealth, and infatuation through a startlingly original lens., [An] engaging debut... There's much to appreciate in Hutson's deft exploration of the toll trauma takes as well as both the lure and dangers of disappearing into a fantasy world.
SynopsisBonnie Lincoln just wants to be left alone. To come home from work, shut out the voice that reminds her of some devastating losses, and unwind in front of the nostalgic, golden glow of her favorite TV show, Three's Company . When Bonnie wins the lottery, a more grandiose vision--to completely shuck off her own troublesome identity--takes shape. She plans a drastic move to an isolated mountain retreat where she can re-create the iconic apartment set of Three's Company and slip into the lives of its main characters: no-nonsense Janet Wood, pleasantly airheaded Chrissy Snow, and confident Jack Tripper. While her best friend, Krystal, tries to drag her back to her old life, Bonnie is determined to transcend pain, trauma, and the baggage of her past by immersing herself in the ultimate binge-watch., One of the New Yorker's Best Books of 2022 So Far and BuzzFeed's Must-Read Summer Books For readers of Ottessa Moshfegh and Mona Awad, this fearless debut chronicles one woman's escape into a world of obsessive imagination., One of the New Yorker 's Best Books of 2022 So Far and BuzzFeed 's Must-Read Summer Books For readers of Ottessa Moshfegh and Mona Awad, this fearless debut chronicles one woman's escape into a world of obsessive imagination. Bonnie Lincoln just wants to be left alone. To come home from work, shut out the ghosts of some devastating losses, and unwind in front of the nostalgic, golden glow of her favorite TV show, Three's Company . When Bonnie wins the lottery, a more grandiose vision--to completely shuck off her own troublesome identity--takes shape. She plans a drastic move to an isolated mountain retreat where she can re-create the iconic apartment set of Three's Company and slip into the lives of its main characters: no-nonsense Janet Wood, pleasantly airheaded Chrissy Snow, and confident Jack Tripper. While her best friend, Krystal, tries to drag her back to her old life, Bonnie is determined to transcend pain, trauma, and the baggage of her past by immersing herself in the ultimate binge-watch.
LC Classification NumberPS3608.U8545O54 2022

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