The Very Nice Box: A Novel

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&“Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman are linguistic magicians, and their sparkling debut manages to expose the hollowness of well-being jargon while exploring, with tender care and precision, how we dare to move on after unspeakable loss . . . [They have] constructed a mirrored fun house, one that leads us down different paths, each masterfully tied up at the end, yet reflecting and refracting our own quirky selves.&” —New York Times Book Review, An Editors' Choice&“A very funny debut — and perhaps the most original office satire of the year.&”—Washington PostFor fans of Elinor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Severance: an offbeat, wryly funny debut novel that follows an eccentric product engineer who works for a hip furniture company where sweeping corporate change lands her under the purview of a startlingly charismatic boss who seems determined to get close to her at all costs . . . Ava Simon designs storage boxes for STÄDA, a slick Brooklyn-based furniture company. She&’s hard-working, obsessive, and heartbroken from a tragedy that killed her girlfriend and upended her life. It&’s been years since she&’s let anyone in. But when Ava&’s new boss—the young and magnetic Mat Putnam—offers Ava a ride home one afternoon, an unlikely relationship blossoms. Ava remembers how rewarding it can be to open up—and, despite her instincts, she becomes enamored. But Mat isn&’t who he claims to be, and the romance takes a sharp turn.The Very Nice Box is a funny, suspenseful debut—with a shocking twist. It&’s at once a send-up of male entitlement and a big-hearted account of grief, friendship, and trust.
Copyright:
2021

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Book Quality:
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Book Size:
368 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780358540229
Related ISBNs:
9780358540113
Publisher:
HarperCollins
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Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
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