Sarai Walker

The highly anticipated second novel from Sarai Walker--following her "slyly subversive" (EW) cult-hit Dietland--a feminist gothic about the lone survivor of a cursed family of sisters, whose time may finally be up.

The Cherry Robbers

A fresh and provocative debut novel about a reclusive young woman saving up for weight loss surgery when she gets drawn into a shadowy feminist guerilla group called "Jennifer"—equal partsBridget Jones's Diary and Fight Club

Dietland

Cherry Robbers

'Sarai Walker has done it again ... upends the Gothic ghost story with a fiery feminist zeal.' Maria Semple, bestelling author of Where'd You Go Bernadette 'A riveting, gothic page-turner' the New York Times 'Wonderful... A book one doesn't want to put down... I highly recommend' Sarah Jessica Parker A GoodReads pick for May 2022 The reclusive Sylvia Wren, one of the most important American artists of the past century, has been running from her past for sixty years. Born Iris Chapel, of the Chapel munitions dynasty, second youngest of six sisters, she grew up in a palatial Victorian 'Wedding Cake House' in New England, neglected by her distant father and troubled, haunted mother. The sisters longed to escape, but the only way out was marriage. Not long after the first Chapel sister walks down the aisle, she dies of mysterious causes, a tragedy that repeats with the second sister, leaving the rest to navigate the wreckage, with heart-wrenching consequences. The Cherry Robbers is a wonderfully atmospheric, propulsive novel about sisterhood, mortality and forging one's own path.

"Sarai Walker has done it again. With The Cherry Robbers she upends the Gothic ghost story with a fiery feminist zeal." --Maria Semple The highly anticipated second novel from Sarai Walker, following her "slyly subversive" (EW) cult-hit Dietland--a feminist gothic about the lone survivor of a cursed family of sisters, whose time may finally be up. New Mexico, 2017: Sylvia Wren is one of the most important American artists of the past century. Known as a recluse, she avoids all public appearances. There's a reason: she's living under an assumed identity, having outrun a tragic past. But when a hungry journalist starts chasing her story, she's confronted with whom she once was: Iris Chapel. Connecticut, 1950: Iris Chapel is the second youngest of six sisters, all heiresses to a firearms fortune. They've grown up cloistered in a palatial Victorian house, mostly neglected by their distant father and troubled mother, who believes that their house is haunted by the victims of Chapel weapons. The girls long to escape, and for most of them, the only way out is marriage. But not long after the first Chapel sister walks down the aisle, she dies of mysterious causes, a tragedy that repeats with the second, leaving the rest to navigate the wreckage, to heart-wrenching consequences. Ultimately, Iris flees the devastation of her family, and so begins the story of Sylvia Wren. But can she outrun the family curse forever?

Dietoland

AN AMC ORIGINAL SERIES FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARTI NOXON, STARRING JOY NASH AND JULIANNA MARGULIES A Best Book of the Year Entertainment Weekly • Bustle • Amazon • Women’s National Book Association • Kirkus Reviews • BookPage • Kobo • LitReactor “Audacious and gutsy and heartbreaking — Dietland completely blew me away.” — Jennifer Weiner The diet revolution is here. And it’s armed. Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you’re fat, to be noticed is to be judged. With her job answering fan mail for a teen magazine, she is biding her time until her weight-loss surgery. But when a mysterious woman in colorful tights and combat boots begins following her, Plum falls down a rabbit hole into the world of Calliope House — an underground community of women who reject society’s rules — and is forced to confront the real costs of becoming “beautiful.” At the same time, a guerilla group begins terrorizing a world that mistreats women, and Plum becomes entangled in a sinister plot. The consequences are explosive. “A giddy revenge fantasy that will shake up your thinking and burrow under your skin” (Entertainment Weekly), Dietland takes on the beauty industry, gender inequality, and our weight-loss obsession — with fists flying.

Now an AMC Original series starring Joy Nash and Julianna Margulies The diet revolution is here. And it’s armed. Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you’re fat, to be noticed is to be judged. Or mocked. Or worse. She works answering fan mail for a popular teen magazine, and is biding her time until her weight-loss surgery. Only then can her “true life” as a thin person finally begin. But when Plum notices she’s being followed by a mysterious woman in colorful tights and combat boots, she finds herself falling down a rabbit hole into the world of Calliope House, a community of women who live life on their own terms. Reluctant but intrigued, Plum agrees to a series of challenges that force her to deal with the real costs of becoming “beautiful.” At the same time, a dangerous guerrilla group begins to terrorize a world that mistreats women, and as Plum grapples with her personal struggles, she becomes entangled in a sinister plot. The consequences are explosive. Part coming-of-age story, part revenge fantasy, Dietland is a bold, original, and funny debut novel that takes on the beauty industry, gender inequality, and our weight-loss obsession from the inside out — and with fists flying. A Best Book of the Year Entertainment Weekly • Bustle • Amazon • Women’s National Book Association • Kirkus Reviews • BookPage • Kobo • LitReactor ‘Sarai Walker has written a call to arms. Devious, subversive, delightful, Dietland is a SCUM Manifesto set to a pop music beat and Plum Kettle is a feminist hero for the modern age.’ —Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones ‘A giddy revenge fantasy that will shake up your thinking and burrow under your skin, no matter its size. 4.5 stars.’ —Who Weekly ‘This audacious debut from a New York writer will certainly spark debate at book club.’ —West Australian ‘Audacious and gutsy and heartbreaking — Dietland completely blew me away.’ —Jennifer Weiner

Tento neobyčejný román staví na hlavu kult věčné krásy, věčného mládí i nekonečné sexuální přitažlivosti. Alice Bluma Kettleová je externí redaktorkou časopisu pro teenagery a šetří na operaci, po které konečně zhubne. Je tímto úkolem posedlá, v průběhu let se z jeho naplnění stala chorobná posedlost. Bluma své otylé tělo nesnáší, viní ho ze všech proher, a s vidinou šťastných zítřků nakupuje šaty pro své budoucí, štíhlé a šťastné já. Když už je vytoužený cíl na dosah, začnou se kolem Blumy dít podivné věci, které odvedou její pozornost docela jinam. Vírem událostí je vtažena do temného světa tajemné Jennifer, která se rafinovaně a dosti krutě mstí mužům za násilí či bezpráví, jehož se dopustili na ženách. Bluma je zpočátku neúčastným pozorovatelem, který pasivně, ač s lehkým úžasem, přijímá všechny podivnosti kolem sebe. Teprve když tento nový svět začne prorůstat do jejího soukromí a donutí ji hrábnout si až na dno sil, Bluma pochopí, že pokud chce být někdy šťastná, musí se přestat poměřovat podle pravidel, které jí celý život nastavovaly pokřivené zrcadlo. Alice v říši divů je přiznanou parafrází Alenky – i tato hrdinka užasle přichází do netušeného světa plného podivných postav. Rozdíl však spočívá v tom, že v této knize ten podivný svět poznáváme. Denně se v něm pohybujeme, a tak jsme ty podivnosti mnohdy přijali za samozřejmost. Blumina dramatická cesta ústí v závěr, který je naprostým protikladem obvyklých konců v tomto žánru. Bluma totiž zjišťuje, že člověk může být "celý", i když nenašel (a nehledá!) svou druhou polovinu.

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