Häftad, Engelska, 2016
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"Outrageously entertaining." —New York TimesFrom the author of the bestselling phenomenon Dietland comes a razor-sharp, subversive thriller about motherhood, obsession, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.Violet “West” Shelley, a self-described “low-brow” crime journalist, has unwillingly spent her life in the spotlight, as the only daughter of a legendary poet and feminist icon who died tragically young. Now as West approaches fifty—burned out, creatively blocked, and far older than her mother ever was—she retreats to her desolate Colorado hometown to finish a long-overdue book about the Crying Killer, a serial killer who sobs for his mother after committing his crimes.But what begins as a bid for solitude quickly spirals into something far more sinister. A stalker emerges—mysterious, relentless, and disturbingly intimate—claiming that West is their mother; yet West knows this is impossible. As threatening messages escalate and her carefully constructed life starts to unravel, West is drawn into a chilling psychological web where the boundaries between fiction and reality collapse.Is she being watched? Hunted? Or is her own mind turning against her?Gripping, provocative, and laced with pitch-black humor, Furious Violet is a psychological thrill ride and a fierce exploration of motherhood, fame, and the question of who can lay claim to women’s legacies. Sarai Walker delivers a heroine unlike any other: damaged, defiant, and utterly unforgettable.- E-bokEngelska, 2022
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"e;Sarai Walker has done it again.With The Cherry Robbers she upends the Gothic ghost story with a fiery feminist zeal."e;Maria SempleThe highly anticipated second novel from Sarai Walker, following her slyly subversive (EW) cult-hit Dietlanda feminist gothic about the lone survivor of a cursed family of sisters, whose time may finally be up.IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.INSTEAD IT WAS THE LAST.Iris Chapel and her five elegant sisters, all of them heiresses to the Chapel firearms fortune, live cloistered in a lavish Victorian mansion. Neglected by both a distant, workaholic father and a mentally troubled motherwho believes their home is haunted by the victims of Chapel weaponsthe sisters have grown up with only each other for company. They long to escape the eerie fairy tale of their childhood and move forward into the modern world, but for young women in 1950s Connecticut, the only way out is through marriage.Yet it soon becomes clear that for the Chapel sisters, marriage equals death.When the eldest sister walks down the aisle, tragedy strikes. The bride dies mysteriously the very next day, leaving her family and the town in shock. But this is just the beginning of a chain of disasters that will make each woman wonder whether true love will kill her, too. Only Iris, the second-youngest, finds a way to escapebut can she outrun the family curse forever?Sarai Walker, the acclaimed author of the cult-hit novel Dietland, building off the Gothic tradition of Shirley Jackson, brings to life this riveting, deliciously twisted feminist tale, a gorgeous and provocative page-turner about the legacy of male power and the cost of female freedom. - E-bokEngelska, 2015
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AN AMC ORIGINAL SERIESFROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARTI NOXON, STARRING JOY NASH AND JULIANNA MARGULIESA Best Book of the YearEntertainment Weekly • Bustle • Amazon • Women''s National Book Association • Kirkus Reviews • BookPage • Kobo • LitReactor "Audacious and gutsy and heartbreaking — Dietland completely blew me away." — Jennifer WeinerThe diet revolution is here. And it''s armed. Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you''re fat, to be noticed is to be judged. With her job answering fan mail for a teen magazine, she is biding her time until her weight-loss surgery. But when a mysterious woman in colorful tights and combat boots begins following her, Plum falls down a rabbit hole into the world of Calliope House — an underground community of women who reject society''s rules — and is forced to confront the real costs of becoming "beautiful." At the same time, a guerilla group begins terrorizing a world that mistreats women, and Plum becomes entangled in a sinister plot. The consequences are explosive."A giddy revenge fantasy that will shake up your thinking and burrow under your skin" (Entertainment Weekly), Dietland takes on the beauty industry, gender inequality, and our weight-loss obsession — with fists flying. - Häftad, Engelska, 2018
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- E-bokEngelska, 2022
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''Sarai Walker has done it again ... upends the Gothic ghost story with a fiery feminist zeal.'' Maria Semple, bestelling author of Where''d You Go Bernadette''A riveting, gothic page-turner'' the New York Times''Wonderful... A book one doesn''t want to put down... I highly recommend'' Sarah Jessica ParkerThe reclusive Sylvia Wren, one of the most important American artists of the past century, has been running from her past for sixty years. Born Iris Chapel, of the Chapel munitions dynasty, second youngest of six sisters, she grew up in a palatial Victorian ''Wedding Cake House'' in New England, neglected by her distant father and troubled, haunted mother.The sisters longed to escape, but the only way out was marriage. Not long after the first Chapel sister walks down the aisle, she dies of mysterious causes, a tragedy that repeats with the second sister, leaving the rest to navigate the wreckage, with heart-wrenching consequences.The Cherry Robbers is a wonderfully atmospheric, propulsive novel about sisterhood, mortality and forging one''s own path. - Häftad, Engelska, 2018
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Dietland will be adapted into AMC's 10-episode straight-to-series starring multiple-Emmy winner Julianna Margulies and Joy Nash. Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you're fat, to be noticed is to be judged. Or mocked. Or worse. But when a mysterious woman starts following her, Plum finds herself involved with an underground community of women who live life on their own terms. At the same time, a dangerous guerrilla group called "Jennifer" begins to terrorize a world that mistreats women. As Plum grapples with her personal struggles, she becomes entangled in a sinister plot, the consequences of which are explosive. - Häftad, Engelska, 2023
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'Sarai Walker has done it again ... upends the Gothic ghost story with a fiery feminist zeal.' Maria Semple, bestelling author of Where'd You Go Bernadette'A riveting, gothic page-turner' the New York Times'Wonderful... A book one doesn't want to put down... I highly recommend' Sarah Jessica ParkerThe reclusive Sylvia Wren, one of the most important American artists of the past century, has been running from her past for sixty years. Born Iris Chapel, of the Chapel munitions dynasty, second youngest of six sisters, she grew up in a palatial Victorian 'Wedding Cake House' in New England, neglected by her distant father and troubled, haunted mother.The sisters longed to escape, but the only way out was marriage. Not long after the first Chapel sister walks down the aisle, she dies of mysterious causes, a tragedy that repeats with the second sister, leaving the rest to navigate the wreckage, with heart-wrenching consequences.The Cherry Robbers is a wonderfully atmospheric, propulsive novel about sisterhood, mortality and forging one's own path. - E-bokSpanska, 2018
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Novela en la que se basa la serie de televisión Dietland emitida por AMCPlum hace todo lo posible para pasar desapercibida porque cuando estás gorda todo el mundo te juzga.Y para evitar el juicio de los demás, decide trabajar desde su casa respondiendo el correo de la directora en una revista de moda para adolescentes. Mientras, sueña con ahorrar para reducirse el estómago y así convertirse en una mujer atractiva y deseada. Pero un día conoce a una misteriosa chica que la introduce en el círculo de Calliope House, una comunidad de activistas que luchan por cambiar las reglas que la sociedad impone a las mujeres, e inicia un descenso por una madriguera de conejo de pesadilla que la lleva a ser consciente de los costes reales de ser aceptada socialmente. Además, Plum se verá envuelta en el siniestro plan de una guerrilla de mujeres que deciden tomarse la justicia por su mano, aterrorizando e imponiendo duras penas a los hombres que las desprecian y maltratan."Es muy raro encontrar una novela que se parezca tanto a la maligna "chick-lit", y que en ocasiones se lea de la misma manera, pero que celebre abiertamente censurar la cultura de la violación. Si usar la sátira puede llamar la atención, es solo porque en la vida real, cuando hablas de los abusos a mujeres, hay tal cantidad de basura con la que lidiar que difícilmente se puede recurrir a la sátira". —Lydia Kiesling, The Guardian"Hilarante, surrealista y tremendamente original. El ambicioso debut de Walker evita las trampas moralistas para lograr algo mucho más escaso de ver: una genuina novela subversiva que a la vez es muy divertida. Con un poco de El club de la lucha y otro poco de manifiesto feminista, esta novela es una curiosidad que retuerce las etiquetas de género. Un debut que apunta alto y consigue llegar a la diana".—Kirkus"Sarai Walker ha escrito un llamamiento a las armas. Bienvenidos a Dietland es una narración tortuosa, subversiva y muy entretenida. Es un "Manifiesto de la Escoria Humana" añadido a un beat de música pop, y Plum Kettle es la perfecta heroína feminista para los tiempos modernos".—Alice Sebold, autora de "Desde mi cielo"
