The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida Part glamorous travelogue, part slow-burn mystery, this full-bodied tale of a runaway is at once formally inventive and heartbreakingly familiar. (Its also insanely funny.) - Lena Dunham FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In Vendela Vidas taut and mesmerizing novel of ideas, a woman travels to Casablanca, Morocco, on mysterious business. While checking into her hotel, the woman is robbed of her wallet and passport - all of her money and identification. Though the police investigate, the woman senses an undercurrent of complicity between the hotel staff and the authorities - she knows shell never recover her possessions. Stripped of her identity, she feels burdened by the crime yet strangely liberated by her sudden freedom to be anyone she chooses.A chance encounter with a movie producer leads to a job posing as a stand-in for a well-known film star. The star reels her in deeper, though, and soon shes inhabiting the actresss skin off set, too - going deeper into the Casablancan night and further from herself. And so continues a strange and breathtaking journey full of unexpected turns, an adventure in which the woman finds herself moving further and further away from the person she once was.Told with vibrant, lush detail and a wicked sense of humor, The Divers Clothes Lie Empty is part literary mystery, part psychological thriller - an unforgettable novel that explores free will, power, and a womans right to choose not her past, perhaps not her present, but certainly her future. This is Vendela Vidas most assured and ambitious novel yet. Notes A chilling tale about the gradual loss of identity, poised somewhere between fever-dream and suspense thriller, set in Casablanca and populated by a mysterious cast of shady women. Author Biography Vendela Vida is the author of the acclaimed novels And Now You Can Go, Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name and The Lovers. She is a founding editor of The Believer magazine, and the editor of The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and children. Review A thriller-taut story of a crisis of identity and opportunity, full of lies, shadows and subterfuge. * Psychologies *Very funny... The Divers Clothes Lie Empty is also moving, clever and bright as a button. * Independent on Sunday *Full of surprises, it demands to be read in one go. * Good Housekeepings Ones to Watch *This enigmatic psychological thriller... puts the reader squarely in the shoes of the protagonist, making this already taut mystery thriller an even more intense read. * Scotsman *[A]n intimate and understated tale...powerful and empowering, thanks to the authors innate skill. * The Big Issue *Ms Vidas novel portrays with cool wit and suspense the explosive emancipation of a woman who is finally empowered to grab some warmth, drama, magic for herself. * International New York Times *An intoxicatingly strange quest for anonymity... what emerges from this shifting, uncertain terrain is a novel of sublime unease and delicious bewilderment. You are not yourself, and it is wonderful. * Guardian * Promotional Part glamorous travelogue, part slow-burn mystery, this full-bodied tale of a runaway is at once formally inventive and heartbreakingly familiar... (Its also insanely funny.) Lena Dunham Long Description In Vendela Vidas taut and mesmerizing novel of ideas, a woman travels to Casablanca, Morocco, on mysterious business. While checking into her hotel, the woman is robbed of her wallet and passport - all of her money and identification. Though the police investigate, the woman senses an undercurrent of complicity between the hotel staff and the authorities - she knows shell never recover her possessions. Stripped of her identity, she feels burdened by the crime yet strangely liberated by her sudden freedom to be anyone she chooses. A chance encounter with a movie producer leads to a job posing as a stand-in for a well-known film star. The star reels her in deeper, though, and soon shes inhabiting the actresss skin off set, too - going deeper into the Casablancan night and further from herself. And so continues a strange and breathtaking journey full of unexpected turns, an adventure in which the woman finds herself moving further and further away from the person she once was. Told with vibrant, lush detail and a wicked sense of humor, The Divers Clothes Lie Empty is part literary mystery, part psychological thriller - an unforgettable novel that explores free will, power, and a womans right to choose not her past, perhaps not her present, but certainly her future. This is Vendela Vidas most assured and ambitious novel yet. Details ISBN1782397698 Author Vendela Vida Year 2015 ISBN-10 1782397698 ISBN-13 9781782397694 Media Book Pages 224 Publisher Atlantic Books Imprint Atlantic Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.6 Edition Main Format Hardcover Language English AU Release Date 2015-09-17 UK Release Date 2015-09-17 Edition Description Main Publication Date 2015-09-17 Audience General NZ Release Date 2015-09-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:145061959;

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