Ripe
by Sarah Rose Etter
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Pub Date 15 Aug 2023 | Archive Date 8 Aug 2023
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Description
'My face melted into this book' - Emily Austin
'Etter continues to push the boundaries of her imagination... and ours' - Melissa Broder
A year into her dream job at a cutthroat Silicon Valley startup, Cassie is trapped in a corporate nightmare. Between the long hours, toxic bosses and unethical projects, she struggles to reconcile the glittering promise of a city where obscene wealth lives alongside abject poverty. Ivy League grads complain about the snack selection from a conference room with a view of houseless people bathing in the bay. Startup burnouts leap into the paths of commuter trains and men literally set themselves on fire in the streets.
Though isolated, Cassie is never alone. From her earliest memory, the black hole has been her constant companion. It feeds on her depression and anxiety, its size changing in relation to her distress. The black hole watches, but it also waits. Its relentless pull draws Cassie ever closer as the world around her unravels.
When her CEO's demands cross an illegal line and her personal life spirals towards a bleak precipice, Cassie must decide whether the tempting fruits of Silicon Valley are worth the pain, or succumb to the black hole.
Advance Praise
PRAISE FOR RIPE
'Holy Shit, this book wrecked me!' - Samantha Irby
'Ripe is brilliant - a distinctive, sharp, engrossing window into late-stage capitalism. My face melted into this book' - Emily Austin
'Ripe is a triumph - blade sharp and unflinching. It walks a darkly gorgeous tightrope between the bitter and beautiful with skill that takes your breath away. '- Sophie Mackintosh
'Reading this book felt like pressing repeatedly on a bruise; the most pleasurable kind of pain... Sarah Rose Etter is truly one hell of a writer' - Kristen Arnett
PRAISE FOR SARAH ROSE ETTER
THE BOOK OF X
WINNER OF THE 2019 SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD
A BUZZFEED, VULTURE, AND THRILLIST BEST BOOK OF 2019
A FINALIST FOR THE 2019 BELIEVER BOOK AWARD
'Etter brilliantly, viciously lays bare what it means to be a woman in the world, what it means to hurt, to need, to want, so much it consumes everything' — Roxane Gay
'I loved every page of this gorgeous, grotesque, heart-breaking novel' — Carmen Maria Machado
'Insightful and incisive, this book cuts deep into the failing heart of the feminine mystique. Etter is a surgeon' — Amelia Gray
'Lays bare the absurdities of womanhood. truly original… Etter continues to push the boundaries of her imagination...and ours' - Melissa Broder
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780857308511 |
| PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 256 |
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