Inhalt:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER National Bestseller USA Today Bestseller A Good Morning America Book Club Pick An Indie Next Pick A LibraryReads Pick From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students. It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue. A fresh and intimate portrait of desire, consumption, and reckless abandon, Come and Get It is a tension-filled story about money, indiscretion, and bad behavior—and the highly anticipated new novel by acclaimed and award-winning author Kiley Reid. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-593-78742-7
Inhalt:'I couldn't put it down, and I didn't want to either' EMILY HENRY, no. 1 bestselling author of Happy Place
'Wonderfully immersive, propulsive and beautifully paced' PAUL HARDING, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of This Other Eden and Tinkers Everything comes at a price. But not everything can be paid for... Millie wants to graduate, get a job and buy a house. She's slowly saving up from her job on campus, but when a visiting professor offers her an unusual opportunity to make some extra money, she jumps at the chance. Agatha is a writer, recovering from a break-up while researching attitudes towards weddings and money for her new book. She strikes gold when interviewing the girls in Millie's dorm, but her plans take a turn when she realises that the best material is unfolding behind closed doors. As the two women form an unlikely relationship, they soon become embroiled in a world of roommate theatrics, vengeful pranks and illicit intrigue - and are forced to question just how much of themselves they are willing to trade to get what they want. Sharp, intimate and provocative, Come and Get It takes a lens to our money-obsessed society in a tension-filled story about desire, consumption and bad behaviour. PRAISE FOR KILEY REID AND SUCH A FUN AGE 'The book of the year' Independent 'A new literary star' The Times 'Essential. This year's hit debut' Guardian 'A biting tale of race and class' Sunday Times 'I couldn't put this down' Jojo Moyes 'A startling, razor-sharp debut ... Wildly fun and breathtakingly wise' Taylor Jenkins-Reid 'A gripping page-turner with serious things to say about racism, class, gender, parenting and privilege' Madeline Miller Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-1-5266-6605-5
Inhalt:THE UNMISSABLE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF BESTSELLING PHENOMENON SUCH A FUN AGE * THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * * FEARNE COTTON'S HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB PICK FOR FEBRUARY * 'I couldn't put it down, and I didn't want to either' EMILY HENRY 'The drama is just too juicy - how could anyone resist a binge?' GUARDIAN 'Razor-sharp ... Packs a huge emotional punch' DAILY MAIL Everything comes at a price. But not everything can be paid for... Millie wants to graduate, get a job and buy a house. She's slowly saving up from her job on campus, but when a visiting professor offers her an unusual opportunity to make some extra money, she jumps at the chance. Agatha is a writer, recovering from a break-up while researching attitudes towards weddings and money for her new book. She strikes gold when interviewing the girls in Millie's dorm, but her plans take a turn when she realises that the best material is unfolding behind closed doors.
As the two women form an unlikely relationship, they soon become embroiled in a world of roommate theatrics, vengeful pranks and illicit intrigue - and are forced to question just how much of themselves they are willing to trade to get what they want. Sharp, intimate and provocative, Come and Get It takes a lens to our money-obsessed society in a tension-filled story about desire, consumption and bad behaviour. 'Smart, funny and perceptive' i 'A perfect read' STYLIST 'Wonderfully immersive, propulsive and beautifully paced'PAUL HARDING 'Quiet and intense ... A joy to read' JESSICA GEORGE 'Witty and nuanced'RED '[An] incisive novel everyone will be talking about' TOWN AND COUNTRY Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-1-5266-3257-9
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