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The need : a novel / by Helen Phillips.
From LA Times Book Prize finalist and author of The Beautiful Bureaucrat comes a subversive speculative thriller about a mother of two young children who, by confronting a masked intruder in her home, slips into an existential rabbit hole where she grapples with the dualities of motherhood--joy and dread, longing and suffocation--in blazing, arresting prose.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982113162
- ISBN: 9781982130206 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 261 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
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| Subject: | Motherhood > Fiction. Suspense fiction |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
Available copies
- 11 of 12 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Chetwynd Public Library. (Show preferred library)
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- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetwynd Public Library | FIC PHI (Text) | 35222001028900 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Creston Public Library | FIC PHI (Text)
Acquisition Type: New |
35140100053308 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fort Nelson Public Library | FIC PHI (Text) | 35246000982502 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kimberley Public Library | F PHI (Text) | 35137001023620 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kitimat Public Library | Phi (Text) | 32665002195107 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Nelson Public Library | SF PHI (Text) | 3514830031225 | Speculative Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Smithers Public Library | F PHI (Text) | 35101011035453 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Terrace Public Library | PHI (Text) | 35151001090083 | Adult Fiction | Not holdable | Lost | 2021-09-16 |
| Tumbler Ridge Public Library | AF PHILL (Text) | TRL26849 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Sechelt Public Library | F PHIL (Text) | 33260100034595 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A speculative thriller follows a woman who grapples with the complex dualities of motherhood--joy and dread, tenderness and anxiety--after confronting a masked intruder in her home. - Baker & Taylor
From LA Times Book Prize finalist and author of THE BEAUTIFUL BUREAUCRAT comes a subversive speculative thriller about a mother of two young children who, by confronting a masked intruder in her home, slips into an existential rabbit hole where she grapples with the dualities of motherhood--joy and dread, longing and suffocation--in blazing, arresting prose. - Baker & Taylor
A woman grapples with the complex dualities of motherhoodâjoy and dread, tenderness and anxietyâafter confronting a masked intruder in her home. By the author of The Beautiful Bureaucrat. 100,000 first printing. - Simon and Schuster
***LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION***
'An extraordinary and dazzlingly original work from one of our most gifted and interesting writers' (Emily St. John Mandel, author of The Glass Hotel). The Need, which finds a mother of two young children grappling with the dualities of motherhood after confronting a masked intruder in her home, is 'like nothing you've ever read before'in a good way' (People).
When Molly, home alone with her two young children, hears footsteps in the living room, she tries to convince herself it's the sleep deprivation. She's been hearing things these days. Startling at loud noises. Imagining the worst-case scenario. It's what mothers do, she knows.
But then the footsteps come again, and she catches a glimpse of movement.
Suddenly Molly finds herself face-to-face with an intruder who knows far too much about her and her family. As she attempts to protect those she loves most, Molly must also acknowledge her own frailty. Molly slips down an existential rabbit hole where she must confront the dualities of motherhood: the ecstasy and the dread; the languor and the ferocity; the banality and the transcendence as the book hurtles toward a mind-bending conclusion.
In The Need, Helen Phillips has created a subversive, speculative thriller that comes to life through blazing, arresting prose and gorgeous, haunting imagery. "Brilliant' (Entertainment Weekly), 'grotesque and lovely' (The New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice), and 'wildly captivating' (O, The Oprah Magazine), The Need is a glorious celebration of the bizarre and beautiful nature of our everyday lives and 'showcases an extraordinary writer at her electrifying best' (Publishers Weekly, starred review). - Simon and Schuster
***LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION***
âAn extraordinary and dazzlingly original work from one of our most gifted and interesting writersâ (Emily St. John Mandel, author of The Glass Hotel). The Need, which finds a mother of two young children grappling with the dualities of motherhood after confronting a masked intruder in her home, is âlike nothing youâve ever read beforeâ¦in a good wayâ (People).
When Molly, home alone with her two young children, hears footsteps in the living room, she tries to convince herself itâs the sleep deprivation. Sheâs been hearing things these days. Startling at loud noises. Imagining the worst-case scenario. Itâs what mothers do, she knows.
But then the footsteps come again, and she catches a glimpse of movement.
Suddenly Molly finds herself face-to-face with an intruder who knows far too much about her and her family. As she attempts to protect those she loves most, Molly must also acknowledge her own frailty. Molly slips down an existential rabbit hole where she must confront the dualities of motherhood: the ecstasy and the dread; the languor and the ferocity; the banality and the transcendence as the book hurtles toward a mind-bending conclusion.
In The Need, Helen Phillips has created a subversive, speculative thriller that comes to life through blazing, arresting prose and gorgeous, haunting imagery. âBrilliantâ (Entertainment Weekly), âgrotesque and lovelyâ (The New York Times Book Review, Editorâs Choice), and âwildly captivatingâ (O, The Oprah Magazine), The Need is a glorious celebration of the bizarre and beautiful nature of our everyday lives and âshowcases an extraordinary writer at her electrifying bestâ (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
