The Pisces A Novel
The Pisces A Novel by Melissa Broder, published by Random House Publishing Group on February 5, 2019, is a reprint edition comprising 304 pages. This novel follows Lucy, who has spent nine years writing her dissertation on Sappho. After a tumultuous breakup, she finds herself in Los Angeles, dog-sitting for her sister Annika while grappling with anxiety and her love addiction therapy group. Amidst her struggles, Lucy becomes captivated by a mysterious swimmer, leading her to confront her perceptions of love and desire.
Readers will encounter a narrative that intertwines elements of psychological exploration and humor, as Lucy navigates her complex emotions and relationships. The story delves into themes of obsession and fantasy, particularly through Lucy’s infatuation with a merman, challenging her understanding of love and meaning. With its blend of vivid realism and fantastical elements, The Pisces offers a unique perspective on the intricacies of love and lust, inviting reflection on the nature of human connection.
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“Bold, virtuosic, addictive, erotic – there is nothing like The Pisces. I have no idea how Broder does it, but I loved every dark and sublime page of it.” —Stephanie Danler, author of Sweetbitter
Lucy has been writing her dissertation on Sappho for nine years when she and her boyfriend break up in a dramatic flameout. After she bottoms out in Phoenix, her sister in Los Angeles insists Lucy dog-sit for the summer. Annika’s home is a gorgeous glass cube on Venice Beach, but Lucy can find little relief from her anxiety — not in the Greek chorus of women in her love addiction therapy group, not in her frequent Tinder excursions, not even in Dominic the foxhound’s easy affection.
Everything changes when Lucy becomes entranced by an eerily attractive swimmer while sitting alone on the beach rocks one night. But when Lucy learns the truth about his identity, their relationship, and Lucy’s understanding of what love should look like, take a very unexpected turn. A masterful blend of vivid realism and giddy fantasy, pairing hilarious frankness with pulse-racing eroticism, THE PISCES is a story about falling in obsessive love with a merman: a figure of Sirenic fantasy whose very existence pushes Lucy to question everything she thought she knew about love, lust, and meaning in the one life we have.
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