The voice of disgraced love guru Brooks Nixon seems to haunt Hope Townsend, showing up at inopportune moments to deliver unwelcome commentary on her hapless romances. Brookswho once doled out cliched dating advice to millionsfell out of favor with his fanbase when a lifealtering experience shifted his counsel to a freewheeling, antimonogamy platform. The aboutface earned him the moniker Narcissus Nixon and made him slightly less annoying to Hope, a goth music devotee who prefers animals over people. Hopes dueling traits of misanthropy and compassion often hinder her progress in relationships as well as jobs, as she provides homecare to the elderlylistening to their stories while wading through her ownand does administrative work at a shady psychic hotline. Little by little, she finds herself more influenced by the new Nixon than shed care to admit. To shake off his hold on her thoughts and come to terms with her own destiny, she must uncover the truth behind Nixons transformation and draw the line between his recommendations and her authentic desires. Through playfully witty dialogue weaved into eccentric storytelling, NARCISSUS NOBODY is a brilliantoften humorousstory of a woman who is driven to embody freespirited independence in the face of societys more conventional expectations. Author Gina Yates is the youngest daughter of the late celebrated author Richard Yates (Revolutionary Road), and with this novelingenious, with crackup moments of clevernessshe makes her mark...

Binding: Paperback;280 pages; Publisher: Three Rooms Press; Classification: FA; Weight: 456 g; Dimensions: 139 x 210 x 19

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