Mary Gaitskill: Bad Behavior: Mary Gaitskill (Penguin Modern Classics) [2019] paperback ZIRIS UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE WEDDING

UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE WEDDING AND FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE

calling them blasphemies against nature

Lynn's is a story of how self-belief can help you rise above all obstacles

But she's a loner

'The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written' Erica Jong

Mary Gaitskill: Bad Behavior: Mary Gaitskill (Penguin Modern Classics) [2019] paperback ZIRIS UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE WEDDINGMary Gaitskill's tales of desire and dislocation in 1980s New York caused a sensation with their frank, caustic portrayals of men and women's inner lives. As her characters have sex, try and fail to connect, play power games and inflict myriad cruelties on each other, she skewers urban life with precision and candour. 'Stubbornly original, with a sort of rhythm and fine moments that flatten you out when you don't expect it, these stories are a