Marlena: A Novel by Julie Buntin (English) Paperback Book

Description: Marlena by Julie Buntin A National Book Critics Circle Leonard Prize FinalistLonglisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeNamed a Best Book of the Year by Vogue, BuzzFeed, The Washington Post, Esquire, Harpers Bazaar, NPR, NYLON, Huffington Post, Kirkus Reviews, Barnes & NobleChosen for the Book of the Month Club, Nylon Book Club, and Belletrist Book ClubNamed an Indie Next Pick and a Barnes and Noble Discover Pick Everything about fifteen-year-old Cats new town in rural Michigan is lonely and off-kilter until she meets her neighbor, the manic, beautiful, pill-popping Marlena. Cat is quickly drawn into Marlenas orbit and as she catalogues a litany of firsts--first drink, first cigarette, first kiss, first pill--Marlenas habits harden and calcify. Within a year, Marlena is dead, drowned in six inches of icy water in the woods nearby. Now, decades later, Cat must try again to move on, even as the memory of Marlena calls her back. Told in a haunting dialogue between past and present, Marlena is the captivating story of an intoxicating, indelible friendship that does not flinch from the resonant effects of its loss. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Julie Buntin is from northern Michigan. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, O, The Oprah Magazine, Slate, Electric Literature, and One Teen Story, among other publications. She teaches fiction at Marymount Manhattan College, and is the Director of Writing Programs at Catapult. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Marlena is her first novel. Review At the center of Julie Buntins debut novel is the kind of coming-of-age friendship that goes beyond camaraderie, into a deeper bond that forges identity; its friendship as a creative act, a collaborative work of imagination. . .This generous, sensitive novel of true feeling. . . sweeps you up without too much explication, becoming both a painful exorcism and a devoted memorial to friends and selves who are gone. -The New York Times Book Review Excellent....a wild, gorgeous evocation...[Buntins] lyricism is precise and revelatory, capable of great beauty and, when called for, great ugliness. Marlena is a novel about youth--a time of splendor and squalor. Buntin make us see, hear and feel both. -The San Francisco Chronicle A vivid portrait of a friendship between two teen girls in a troubled community that captures the heartaches of adolescence...At every turn, Buntins prose flows with the easy, confident rhythms of an accomplished writer, and though theres really no mystery in the narrative, it reads nearly as compulsively as a thriller...The tale of two friends, one who succeeds and one who fails, isnt new--its the entire focus of Elena Ferrantes wildly popular Neapolitan books. But it remains fascinating nonetheless, especially in Buntins capable hands. -The Boston Globe Julie Buntins standout debut novel, Marlena. . . cannily interweaves two different time frames to capture an electric friendship and its legacy. . . .Buntin is attuned to the way in which adolescent friends embolden and betray. . . .Cat is a keen observer of all the markers of upward mobility: in this case, a New York life complete with a literary job and a kind, stable husband who makes dinner. The novels most impressive passages concern the watermark that remains, visible in the light of too many after-work martinis, and in attempts at adult friendships.-Vogue, Girls on the Verge Its still so early in 2017 that calling something a best debut novel of the year is a dicey thing to try and do. But if the Lorrie Moore blurb on the front cover doesnt tip you off that Julie Buntins Marlena is a book you should be paying attention to, the fact that the author created something that could easily be called the millennial Midwestern version of the celebrated Elena Ferrante Neapolitan Novels crossed with Robin Wassermans great Girls on Fire, should do the trick.-Rolling StoneIn this icy and accomplished first novel, the intoxicating friendship between an inexperienced loner and her manic, wild-child neighbor continues to exert an irresistible pull on our narrator decades later-O, the Oprah Magazine "Julie Buntins debut novel, Marlena.. . .joins a glut of recent novels that pair a retrospective female narrator with an extravagantly charismatic but troubled friend. . . .But Marlena, unlike the others, seems to be aware of the complicity of these kinds of stories in perpetuating the mystique of girls who go wrong. . . .Buntin vividly captur[es] the slow, blurry creep of intoxication. The value of novels like Marlena .. . is how insightfully they capture the complex intensity of girlhood that cant see yet how exquisitely vulnerable it is." -The Atlantic, My Brilliant (Doomed) FriendRiveting, assured debut novel ...Marlena is propulsive and gripping...Buntin excels at capturing the longing and intensity of being a teenager... Buntin. . .creat[es] characters so nuanced and true-to-life youd swear you were remembering them yourself.-BookforumA quiet, powerful look at addiction. -The New York Times, 3 Books Take a Deeper Look at the Opioid Epidemic Magnetic -Vogue A gorgeous, knowing debut that will make you reflect on the people who continue to shape our lives long after we leave them behind.-Marie ClaireHaunting-Harpers Bazaar [A] mesmerizing debut . . .Buntin weaves an indelible portrait of friendship.-Harpers Bazaar 14 Best new Books to Read in AprilMarlena is a gorgeous portrayal of what its like to be a teenage girl, and an even more gorgeous exploration of the events that transform the woman a teenage girl grows into.-NewsweekJust when you think youve read every story there is to tell about teenage female friendships, along comes Julie Buntin with a story about two female teenagers so haunting that you can barely remember the names of those other books youve read...Stunning.-Roar Stunning debut...stellar first novel...Buntin captures the agony, ecstasy, and lasting impact of adolescent friendship-Real Simple Brilliant...Marlena so perfectly captures the bottomless need and desire of teenage girls and the reckless abandon with which they lives their lives...If youve ever been a teenage girl who loved and lived a little too hard for your own good, Marlena will resonate on a cellular level. -NYLONAstonishing first novel...Provocatively honest. -PifI tore through this stunning debut. . . .maddening, complicated, beautiful, essential. . . .Buntin beautifully captures that time in our lives, when our reliance on our friends feels as profound as our need for water or air. -NYLON, 50 Books We Cant Wait to Read in 2017 A novel thats as invigorating and devastating as an intense teenage crush, Marlena is about the people we encounter in life -- no matter how briefly -- who leave a permanent mark. Julie Buntins stellar debut has the emotional sophistication of only the very best coming-of-age novels, so its no wonder it comes with a glowing blurb from Who Will Run the Frog Hospital author Lorrie Moore. -Vulture, 25 of the Most Exciting Book Releases for 2017Julie Buntins debut novel. . .will fill you with rich longing for the kind of faith and fascination friends once inspired. . .If you can swing it, I recommend meeting a good friend in a dark bar to discuss this book. -New York Magazine A buzzy debut that melds psychological suspense with pure literary fiction -Huffington Post, 2017 Book Preview Riveting, heartrending-BuzzFeed, 31 Incredible New Books You Need to Read This Spring Its rare that a literary novel gives me the feeling that Marlena did. . . .compelling, compulsory. . .[An] ice-clean story of two girls, one doomed, one in thrall, and what will happen to drag them both down into traps of their own making.-LitHub, 15 Books to Read This April Sensitive and smart and arrestingly beautiful, debut novelist Buntins tale of the friendship between two girls in the woods of Northern Michigan makes coming-of-age stories feel both urgent and new. . . .Buntin creates a world so subtle and nuanced and alive that it imprints like a memory. Devastating; as unforgettable as it is gorgeous.-Kirkus, starred review "A keenly observed study of teenage character. . .poignant and unforgettable"-Publishers Weekly, starred review"[A] vivid debut. . . .Buntins prose is emotional and immediate, and the interior lives she draws of young women and obsessive best friends are Ferrante-esque." -Booklist, starred review "The gifted young writer Julie Buntin has written a novel of deep and exquisite intelligence, humor, and riveting sensitivity. A terrific debut."-Lorrie Moore "Julie Buntin captures that unique moment at the precipice of adulthood with emotional honesty and insight. She writes the kind of piercing, revelatory sentences you have to read to whomever is near, sentences you find yourself remembering years later."-Jonathan Safran FoerMarlena is absolutely lacerating. The most accurate portrait Ive read about angst, lust, boredom, and the blindness of youth. It isnt merely a friendship chronicle, nor is it a profile of a doomed, beautiful girl. Its the story of a haunting, about the ghosts that never release us and continue to define us. Julie Buntins command of her craft is so flawless you forget that its fiction. I binge-read Marlena - sick to my stomach, with equal parts fear and nostalgia- stunned that any of us made it out of our adolescence alive. -Stephanie Danler, author of Sweetbitter The true magic of Julie Buntin is she writes stories that feel like your own. This gorgeous, assured debut captures the romance of young friendship, cutting deep with the finest touch.-Julia Pierpont, author of Among the Ten Thousand ThingsMarlena slayed me. Gorgeously written, with a sense of place so perfect I didnt even have to close my eyes to pretend I was there, this novel is rich and sensuous and beautifully conceived. Buntin writes about the all-consuming bond between teenage girls with urgency and suspense and despair. I loved every word.-Anton DiSclafani, bestselling author of The After Party and The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for GirlsIn Marlena, Julie Buntin revitalizes a classic story making it all her own with sensuous, vibrant prose and a narrator who feels deeply even as she feints certain painful truths about herself. In these pages I not only saw my own story, I came to understand it better. Many readers will too. This is a fierce and gorgeous debut.-Edan Lepucki, bestselling author of California Review Quote This stunning debut. . .tracks the maddening, complicated, beautiful, essential friendship of two high school friends. Buntin beautifully captures that time in our lives, when our reliance on friends feels as profound as our need for water or air. As young women, we breathe in each other, trying to absorb one anothers light and darkness, and obsess over each other in order to better understand ourselves. - NYLON "The gifted young writer Julie Buntin has written a novel of deep and exquisite intelligence, humor, and riveting sensitivity. A terrific debut."-Lorrie Moore Details ISBN1250160154 Author Julie Buntin Short Title MARLENA Pages 288 Publisher Picador USA Language English ISBN-10 1250160154 ISBN-13 9781250160157 Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-04-03 Subtitle A Novel Imprint Picador USA Audience General UK Release Date 2018-04-03 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:117933128;

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