Waiting on a Friend

A Novel

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Beschreibung

<b>New York City, East Village, 1984. A young woman with the power to see the ghosts of her friends is haunted by the one who refuses to return—a dazzling, big-hearted debut of friendship and community during a time of devastation and defiance.<br><br><i>Oprah Daily’</i>s #1 Pick for Summer Reading<br>ONE OF <i>DEBUTIFUL</i>'S BEST DEBUTS OF THE YEAR SO FAR: “Adler has her finger on the pulse of humanity, humor, and a damn good haunting plot.”<br><br>“<i>Waiting on a Friend</i> is Natalie Adler’s first novel but, already, I’d argue she can do what greats like Ann Patchett, Patrick Ryan and Celeste Ng do. . . . A terrific read and an exciting promise of more to come.”—<i>Minneapolis Star Tribune</i><br><br>“I slowed my pace finishing <i>Waiting on a Friend,</i> because I didn’t want the novel to end. . . . [A] rich and intimate narrative.”—<i>The Boston Globe</i><br><br>“A wildly inventive and moving novel . . . an astonishingly brilliant debut.”—Patrick Ryan, author of <i>Buckeye</i></b><br><br><b>“A beautiful study of friendship, of how loss unmoors us, and how if we keep turning towards love, anything is possible.”—Ann Napolitano, author of <i>Hello Beautiful</i><br><br>“Fresh and refreshing, both heartbreaking and uplifting. Natalie Adler has given us a gem.”—Rabih Alameddine, winner of the National Book Award</b><br><br><b>“[A] powerhouse debut . . . This dazzles like a mirror ball.”—<i>Publishers Weekly </i>(starred review)<br><br>“Spellbinding.”—<i>Library Journal </i>(starred review)</b><br><br><b>A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: <i>Oprah Daily, Time, Debutiful, Lit Hub, Publishers Lunch</i></b><br><br>Renata is a young dyke-about-town who can see ghosts, something she's doing more and more of lately as too many of her friends are dying of a new, terrifying disease. When Renata's best friend Mark dies of complications from AIDS, Renata is devastated by the loss of the person she loved most in the world. And to her disappointment and increasing despair, Ma

Artikeldetails

EAN

9798217197798

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

205 x 141 x 37 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House LLC US