Wreck and Order : a novel / Hannah Tennant-Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tennant-Moore, Hannah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young women--Fiction.

Young women.

Voyages and travels.

Voyages and travels--Fiction.

Self-realization in women--Fiction.

Self-realization in women.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

292 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Hogarth, [2016]

Summary:

"Decisively aimless, self-destructive, and impulsively in and out of love, Elsie is a young woman who feels stuck. She has a tumultuous relationship with an abusive boyfriend, a dead-end job at a newspaper, and a sharp intelligence that's constantly at odds with her many bad decisions. When her initial attempts to improve her life go awry, Elsie decides that a dramatic change is the only solution"--Amazon.com.

Elsie has a tumultuous relationship with an abusive boyfriend, a dead-end job at a newspaper, and a sharp intelligence that's constantly at odds with her many bad decisions. A dramatic change seems to be the only solution. Elsie uses an inheritance to support her as she travels to Paris and Sri Lanka, hoping to accumulate experiences, create connections, and discover a new way to live. She meets people who challenge and provoke her towards the change she genuinely hopes to find... but in the end, she must still come face-to-face with herself.

ISBN:

9781101903261

1101903260

OCLC:

913469906