Liquid by Mariam Rahmani Hardback Book 9781529961126

A most anticipated book of the season for Oprah Daily Literary Hub Electric Literature Book Riot WBUR and LGBTQ ReadsSexy sly daring Justin Torres National Book Awardwinning author of BlackoutsThe smoothest smartest book Ive read in quite some time Paul Beatty Booker Prizewinning author of The SelloutLoving cutting mournful and hilarious Bryan Washington awardwinning author of Family Meal and MemorialMy career had gone nowhere My love life was nonexistent And as for sx here I was home alone on a Saturday night with a chick flick playing on my laptop because I didnt own a TV You can draw your own conclusionsOur protagonist always believed herself to be the smartest person in the room But a couple of years on from earning a fancy PhD shes still broke single and stuck in a job going nowhere One option remains marry richHer summer becomes a whirlwind of dating martinis with a lazy heir board games with a butch producer and a Venmo request from a socialist trustfund babe However when some unexpected and tragic news takes her and her project to Tehran she is forced to ask and answer some overdue questions about family connection and terrifyingly her own purpose in life and in...