Ottessa Moshfegh meets David Cronenberg in this viciously funny and terrifying debut novel about a love triangle so toxic that it breaks the order of the universe and unleashes a literal monster.
Remy and Alicia, a couple of insecure 30-something service workers, are not particularly happy together. But they are bound by a shared obsession with Jen, a beautiful former co-worker of Remy’s who now seems to be following her bliss as a globe-trotting jewelry designer. In and outside the bedroom, Remy and Alicia's entire relationship revolves around fantasies of Jen, whose every Instagram caption, outfit, and new age mantra they know by heart.
Imagine their confused excitement when they run into Jen, in the flesh, and she invites them on a surfing trip to the Hamptons with her wealthy boyfriend and their group. Once there, Remy and Alicia try to fit into Jen’s exalted social circle, but violent desires and class resentment bubble beneath the surface of this beachside paradise, and before long disturbing things start to happen. Prepare for sleepwalking attacks, stalking, murder, text messages from the afterlife, a visitor from another dimension, and more.
Part millennial social comedy, part psychedelic horror, and all wildly entertaining, A Touch of Jen is a sly, unflinching examination of the hidden drives that lurk just outside the frame of our carefully curated selves.
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“This novel will be the most fun you’ll have this summer: a millennial comedy of manners that…morphs into a weird horror novel.”
— Literary Hub
“Wildly hilarious and absolutely terrifying, A Touch of Jen is truly a touch of genius. I loved every minute of it.”
— Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author“Morgan masterfully brings dark comedy and psychedelic horror together at a slow-burning pace…A spellbinding book.”
— Booklist“An ambitious debut which captures the loneliness of the internet age in deft strokes.”
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Beth Morgan is the author of the acclaimed debut novel A Touch of Jen, hailed as a best book of summer by Entertainment Weekly, Harper’s Bazaar, and several other major media. She grew up outside of Sherman, Texas, and studied writing as an undergraduate at Sarah Lawrence College. She is completing an MFA degree at Brooklyn College. Her work has been published in the Iowa Review and the Kenyon Review Online.
Casey Turner is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.