Nobody Is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey (English) Paperback Book

Description: Nobody Is Ever Missing by Catherine Lacey This dazzling, dark novel follows a young woman called Elyria as she hitchhikes across the wilds of New Zealand, fleeing from her marriage and her sorrows, searching for whats missing. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Without telling her family, Elyria takes a one-way flight to New Zealand, abruptly leaving her stable life in Manhattan, her home, her career and her loving husband. As the people she has left behind scramble to figure out what has happened to her, Elyria embarks on a hitchhikers odyssey, testing fate by travelling in the cars of overly kind women and deeply strange men, tacitly being swept into the lives of strangers, and sleeping in fields, forests and public parks. As she journeys from Wellington to Picton, Takaka, Kaikoura and onwards she asks herself, what is it that I am missing? How can a person be missing?Full of mordant humour and uncanny insights, Nobody is Ever Missing is a startling tale of love, loss, and the dangers encountered in the search for self-knowledge. It is a novel which goes far beyond the story of a physical journey and asks what it means to be human, to be a woman, and to be at the mercy of forces beyond ones own control. Notes A dark novel following a young woman called Elyria as she hitchhikes across the wilds of New Zealand, fleeing from her marriage and her sorrows, searching for whats missing. Author Biography Catherine Lacey is the recipient of a 2012 NYFA Artists Fellowship in Fiction Writing. She has published interviews, stories and non-fiction in various journals and magazines including McSweeneys, The Believer, the Atlantic, 52 Stories and Brooklyn Magazine. Promotional This dazzling, dark novel follows a young woman called Elyria as she hitchhikes across the wilds of New Zealand, fleeing from her marriage and her sorrows, searching for whats missing Long Description This dazzling, dark novel follows a young woman called Elyria as she hitchhikes across the wilds of New Zealand, fleeing from her marriage and her sorrows, searching for whats missing. Without telling her family, Elyria takes a one-way flight to New Zealand, abruptly leaving her stable life in Manhattan, her home, her career and her loving husband. As the people she has left behind scramble to figure out what has happened to her, Elyria embarks on a hitchhikers odyssey, testing fate by travelling in the cars of overly kind women and deeply strange men, tacitly being swept into the lives of strangers, and sleeping in fields, forests and public parks. As she journeys from Wellington to Picton, Takaka, Kaikoura and onwards she asks herself, what is it that I am missing? How can a person be missing? Full of mordant humour and uncanny insights, Nobody is Ever Missing is a startling tale of love, loss, and the dangers encountered in the search for self-knowledge. It is a novel which goes far beyond the story of a physical journey and asks what it means to be human, to be a woman, and to be at the mercy of forces beyond ones own control. Details ISBN1783780894 Author Catherine Lacey ISBN-10 1783780894 ISBN-13 9781783780891 Media Book Pages 256 Publisher Granta Books Imprint Granta Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1985 Year 2015 DEWEY 813.6 Audience Age 0-0 Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2015-12-24 AU Release Date 2015-12-24 Publication Date 2015-12-24 Audience General NZ Release Date 2016-01-26 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96613277;

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