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We Wish You Luck

By Caroline Zancan
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We Wish You Luck by Caroline Zancan is an intriguing novel set in an MFA residency, where a tight-knit group of students becomes embroiled in a complex mix of ambition, friendship, and betrayal. The story unfolds through a blend of perspectives, capturing the intensity of their aspirations and the dynamics that can alter their paths. With its immersive portrayal of creative challenges, the book explores how passion and rivalry intertwine.
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You might enjoy this book if you are intrigued by stories of friendship, ambition, and the complex dynamics of a writing programme. With a narrative woven by interconnected voices, it offers an insightful look into creative inspiration and the pursuit of literary dreams amidst personal challenges.

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A decade after fleeing for his life, a man is pulled back to Argentina by an undying love.

A Belletrist Book Club Selection
Named a Best Book of 2020 by goop, ELLE and Vanity Fair
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2020 by The Millions, Lit Hub, Marie Claire

An exhilarating novel about a group of students who take revenge on a wunderkind professor after she destroys one of their ownβ€”a story of collective drive to create, sabotage, and ultimately, to love.

It doesn't take long for the students on Fielding campus to become obsessed with Hannah, Leslie and Jimmy. The three graduate students are mysterious, inaccessible, and brilliant. Leslie, glamorous and brash, has declared that she wants to write erotica and make millions. Hannah is quietly confident, loyal, elegantly beautiful, and the person they all want to be; and Jimmy is a haunted genius with no past.

After Simoneβ€”young, bestselling author and erstwhile modelβ€”shows up as a visiting professor, and after everything that happened with her, the trio only become more notorious.

Love. Death. Revenge. These age-old tropes come to life as the semesters unfold. The threesome came to study writing, to be writers, and this is the story they've woven togetherβ€”of friendship and passion, of competition and envy, of creativity as life and death. Now, they submit this story, We Wish You Luck, for your reading pleasure.

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We Wish You Luck by Caroline Zancan receives praise for its sharp prose and immersive storytelling. The novel intricately explores themes of revenge, ambition, and the MFA experience, capturing the competitive and emotional dynamics of a writing program. Described as addictive and atmospheric, it offers a keen perspective on literary creation and the complexities of artistic endeavour. Critics appreciate its portrayal of the power and impact of words, rendering it a compelling read.

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ISBN: 9780525534945

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 January 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Riverhead Books,U.S.

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 131.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Caroline Zancan is the author of the novel Local Girls. She is a graduate of Kenyon College and holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars. A Senior Editor at Henry Holt, she lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with her husband and their children.

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