Pretend I'm Dead: A Novel

Synopsis

Jen Beagins Funny, Moving, Fearless Debut Novel Introduces An Unforgettable Character, Mona--almost 24, Cleaning Houses To Get By, Emotionally Adrift. Handing Out Clean Needles To Drug Addicts, She Falls For A Recipient Who Proceeds To Break Her Heart In Unimaginable Ways. Always Just Under The Surface Are Her Memories Of Growing Up In A Chaotic, Destructive Family From Which She's Trying To Disentangle Herself. The Story Of Her Journey Toward A Comfortable Place In The World And A Measure Of Self-acceptance Is Psychologically Acute, Often Surprising, And Entirely Human. Jen Beagin.