What A Time To Be Alive A tender, surprising and totally absorbing coming of age story from the author of Okay Days
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Beschreibung
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Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
24.04.2025
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N/A
Verlag
Hodder & StoughtonSeitenzahl
304
Maße (L/B/H)
21,8/13,9/3,2 cm
Gewicht
408 g
Farbe
Beige / Mokka
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-399-74087-6
A New York Times Editors' Choice
'A fresh, tender, and resonant bildungsroman'
R. O. Kwon, author of Exhibit
'A measured and gorgeous writer, in command of the senses in a way that makes the reader feel alive'
New York Times
'Playful and witty, What A Time To Be Alive is a charming meditation on coming-of-age, privilege, and grief'
Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls
'A dark coming-of-age story set in Stockholm [with] a really light touch that makes it really beautiful'
Natasha Brown, author of Universality
'Jenny Mustard writes with honesty and wit about the strange, mundane, and wondrous aspects of youth'
Ay¿egül Savä, author of The Anthropologists
'A beautifully plangent coming-of-age novel . . . will go straight to your heart'
Lucy Caldwell, author of These Days
'A timeless writer . . . reminiscent of the power and grace of writers like Rachel Cusk and Raven Leilani'
Molly Aitken, author of Bright I Burn
Some people move to the big city hoping to find themselves - Sickan Hermansson isn't leaving it up to chance.
Twenty-one, friendless, without money but not without hope, Sickan's arrival at Stockholm University represents a new start. Her lonely childhood in a small southern town has left her utterly unprepared for intimacy: for friends, for sex, for love even. But Sickan is determined to build a new version of herself from the ground up, to make up for lost time. To simply be normal.
Just as Sickan seems to be finding her first ever friends, in whose company she finally feels safe, she meets Abbe: beautiful, charming - and by some miracle he wants her too. Unlike Sickan, Abbe seems completely at ease in his own skin. A solid foundation then, on which to build a relationship? Maybe?
What A Time To Be Alive is a story of class, sex, loneliness, and the trials of young womanhood. But above all, it's a story of firsts: the first party you're actually invited to, the first moment you fall in love, the first time you betray a friend. The first time you ask yourself, how much of myself am I willing to sacrifice, to finally fit in?
'Sharp, well-observed and warmly human. I hate comparing anyone to Sally Rooney, but I think that if you enjoy her writing you will, just as I did, love spending time in the company of Jenny Mustard's characters.'
Rick O'Shea, Irish Independent
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A beautiful display of young adulthood
Jenny Mustard has written an excellent novel about the trials and tribulations of young womanhood. We follow twenty-one-year-old Sickan, who is new to Stockholm and definitely not equipped for life as a college student. As the story unfolds, Sickan tries to find her footing in the world, all while struggling with her chronic sense of loneliness. I could really relate to Sickan, especially to that feeling of trying to fit in. A beautiful and intelligent book about growing up, falling in love, and navigating the trials of life. Highly recommended! ;)
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