Sibylla, a single mother from a long line of frustrated talents, has unusual ideas about child rearing. Yo Yo Ma started piano at the age of two; her son starts at three. J.S. Mill learned Greek at three; Ludo starts at four, reading Homer as they travel round and round the Circle Line. A fatherless[...]
Described as the most well-executed literary sex comedy of our time by Salon.com, and a wickedly smart satire that deserves to be a classic by Bookforum, Helen DeWitt 's Lighting Rods is a novel that will leave you laughing for more. Follow one steady rise to power in corporate America as down-and-o[...]
'All I want is to be a success. That's all I ask.' Failing salesman Joe has a dream - or rather an outrageous fantasy. Because holed up in his trailer Joe comes up with a jaw-dropping plan that will stamp out sexual harassment in the workplace and make his fortune. Win-win? As he turns his life ar[...]