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Nightbitch

Stylist’s summer cult breakout
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Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder follows a stay-at-home mother who begins to believe she is transforming into a dog. As she grapples with this strange metamorphosis, the story explores themes of motherhood, identity, and the wild aspects of human nature in a darkly humorous and surreal narrative.
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You might like this book if you enjoy darkly comedic stories that explore the transformative journey of motherhood with a surreal, fantastical twist. This vivid and uncanny tale will appeal to those who appreciate a mix of humour, horror, and heartfelt narrative.

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Nightbitch

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For readers of Jenny Offill and Curtis Sittenfeld, this is a funny, provocative, pin-sharp novel that redefines modern motherhood.

NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING AMY ADAMS

Are you looking for a book with bite?

'OUTRAGEOUS, SMART, FUN' — Bonnie Garmus, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry

'BRILLIANT' — Stylist

One day, the mother was a mother but then, one night, she was quite suddenly something else...

At home full-time with her two-year-old son, an artist finds she is struggling. She is lonely and exhausted. Her husband, always travelling for his work, calls her from faraway hotel rooms. One more toddler bedtime, and she fears she might lose her mind.

Instead, she starts gaining things, surprising things that happen one night when her child will not sleep. New appetites, new instincts. And from deep within herself, a new voice...

'INCREDIBLE' — Carmen Maria Machado

'I TORE THROUGH IT' — Lisa McInerney

'FUNNY AND UNNERVING AS HELL' — Jenny Offill

'The spiritual successor to Angela Carter' — Evening Standard

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Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder has received praise for being outrageous, gritty, and smart, with a voice that is precise, funny, and pitch-perfect. Critics highlight its imaginative, brave, and brilliant approach, particularly in its engagement with contemporary motherhood and neuroses of modern womanhood. The book is described as a deliciously untamed satire with thrilling descriptions of wild self-release, making a significant contribution to feminist literature.

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ISBN: 9781529113990

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 183g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Rachel Yoder grew up in a Mennonite community in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Ohio. She holds MFAs from the University of Arizona (fiction) and the University of Iowa (creative non-fiction) and is a founding editor draft- the journal of process. www.racheljyoder.com

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