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Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University. A scholarship student who prefers the company of her dark imagination to that of most people, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort - a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other 'Bunny' and are often found entangled in a group hug so tight they become one.

The highly-anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark and delirious novel set in the Bunny-verse – a world that Margaret Atwood declared ‘soooo genius’. In the cult classic novel Bunny, Samantha Heather Mackey, a lonely outsider...

"Rouge is a fever dream—a brilliant, intense, unforgettable horror story about a beauty cult with a deeply moving mother-daughter story at its core. Mona Awad’s signature and singular imagination and black humor and empathy are on full display here, and her wild-ride of a tale is masterfully...

"A dazzling wild ride of a novel – daring, fresh, entertaining, and magical. Mona Awad is a powerful and poetic storyteller, telling us something new and profound here about the connection between suffering and elation. When I was away from this book, I longed to get back to it." —George...

A hilarious, deeply resonant and at times shocking novel about the harmful beauty standards imposed on women. A must-read for fans of Lena Dunham, Roxane Gay and Caitlin Moran. Growing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the way she looks - even...

Quand Samantha accepte l’invitation à une soirée organisée par quatre filles un peu sinistres, elle plonge sans le savoir dans un monde inquiétant, entre le conte de fées et l’histoire d’horreur.

Samantha Heather Mackey è un'assoluta outsider alla Warren University dove frequenta un corso iperselettivo di scrittura creativa. La fantasia di Samantha è molto più cupa di quella della maggior parte degli studenti del suo anno, tanto più quando si tratta del gruppetto di ragazze ricche e vestite di colori pastello che incontra sempre a lezione.

"O Bunny, du bist sooo genial!" Margaret Atwood Sie flechten sich Zöpfe, sind nur als Gruppe unterwegs und nennen sich gegenseitig Bunny: An Samanthas College für Erzählende Künste ist die Clique der Bunnys, bestehend aus unerträglich reichen und hübschen jungen Frauen, sehr begehrt. Samantha hingegen ist eine Außenseiterin, ihre einzige Freundin Ava hat für die Bunnys nur Verachtung übrig. Doch eines Tages erhält sie eine Einladung zum sagenumwobenen Schundsalon, einer Mischung aus Party und künstlerischer Performance, bei der die Bunnys Erstaunliches hervorbringen.

Winner of the Amazon First Novel Award Winner of the Colorado Book Award for Literary Fiction Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlisted for the 2017 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour Longlisted for the 2018 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Growing up in the suburban...

Fin da quanto può ricordare, Belle è stata insidiosamente ossessionata dalla sua pelle e dai video sulla cura della pelle. Quando la sua madre Noelle, da cui era separata, muore misteriosamente, Belle si ritrova di nuovo nel sud della California, a doversi confrontare con i considerevoli debiti di sua madre e a lottare con le domande irrisolte sulla sua morte. Le cose si complicano quando una strana donna in rosso appare al funerale, offrendo un indizio allettante sulla morte di sua madre, seguita da un video criptico su un'esperienza di spa trasformativa.

*INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* *USA TODAY BESTSELLER* A New York Times Editor’s Choice From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a “Grimm Brothers fairy tale for the modern age” (Good Housekeeping) and “darkly funny horror novel” (NYLON) about a lonely young woman who’s drawn...

From the author of Bunny, a “hilarious, heartbreaking book” (People) about a woman whose life is hijacked by her struggle to conform “Stunning . . . As you watch Lizzie navigate fraught relationships—with food, men, girlfriends, her parents and even with herself—you’ll want to grab a...

A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER A FINALIST FOR THE GILLER PRIZE Named a Must-Read Pick by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, People, Associated Press, Marie Claire, Bustle, The Boston Globe, Goodreads, Women’s Wear Daily, and more The highly anticipated follow-up to...

A National Bestseller A USA TODAY Bestseller A New York Times Editors’ Choice A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, Electric Literature, Tor,and Literary Hub From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a “Grimm...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Enter the Bunnyverse with the “wild, audacious . . . unforgettable” (Los Angeles Times) #DarkAcademia novel that started it all – the precursor to We Love You, Bunny “[A] cult classic.” —People “[A] viral sensation.” —USA Today “O Bunny you are sooo genius!...

From the author of Bunny, which Margaret Atwood hails as “genius,” comes a “wild, and exhilarating” (Lauren Groff, New York Times bestselling author) novel about a theater professor who is convinced staging Shakespeare’s most maligned play will remedy all that ails her—but at what...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER *FINALIST FOR A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST HORROR* *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN AWARD* “Dear Readers: This is one wild book! . . . No holds barred.” —Margaret Atwood via Twitter “Mind-blowing. Equal parts brilliant and hilarious.” —Heather...

Für die perfekte Haut tun Mirabelle und ihre Mutter Noelle alles: Skincare-Videos, Kollagen-Smoothies und Dreifach-Peelings bestimmen ihren Tag, in ihren Wohnungen türmen sich die Tiegel und Fläschchen. Doch würde die Mutter sogar so weit gehen, für die Schönheit zu sterben? Nach ihrem mysteriösen Unfalltod sucht Mirabelle in Kalifornien nach Antworten und stößt auf La Maison de Méduse, das kultartige Luxus-Spa, in dem ihre Mutter Stammkundin war. Nach und nach gerät auch sie immer tiefer in die Fänge der Beautyfarm – eine surreale Reise zu den Abgründen des Schönheitskults und zum Kern ihrer Beziehung zu Noelle beginnt.