Vacuum in the Dark (Paperback)

Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTIONFrom the Whiting Award-winning author of Pretend Im Dead comes a new hilarious, edgy, and brilliant one-of-a kind novel, for fans of Sally Rooney and Joshua Ferris Mona is twenty-six, working as a cleaner and looking for a fresh start in Taos, New Mexico. She moved there mostly to escape from a bad break-up with a junkie named Mr. Disgusting (dont ask). But her fresh start hasnt gone as smoothly as she expected, not least because shes found herself another bad boyfriend. This one she calls Dark, and its complicated: he happens to be married to one of Monas clients.But Mona soon realises that neither her relationships nor her past traumas can be easily left behind. In an attempt to get over her heartbreak she winds up on an eccentric, moving, hilarious journey that takes her back to her own beginnings.A constantly surprising, laugh-out-loud funny novel about an utterly original, quirky and unforgettable heroine, Vacuum in the Dark is an astonishing read from one of the freshest voices in fiction today. From the Whiting Award-winning author of Pretend Im Dead comes a new hilarious, edgy, and brilliant one-of-a kind novel, for fans of Sally Rooney and Joshua Ferris Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.