One’s Company (U)

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Trade Paperback – Used

One of theNew Yorker‘s Best Books of 2022 So Far andBuzzFeed‘s Must-Read Summer Books

For readers of Ottessa Moshfegh and Mona Awad, this fearless debut chronicles one womans escape into a world of obsessive imagination.

Bonnie Lincoln just wants to be left alone. To come home from work, shut out the ghosts of some devastating losses, and unwind in front of the nostalgic, golden glow of her favorite TV show,Threes Company.

When Bonnie wins the lottery, a more grandiose visionto completely shuck off her own troublesome identitytakes shape. She plans a drastic move to an isolated mountain retreat where she can re-create the iconic apartment set ofThrees Companyand slip into the lives of its main characters: no-nonsense Janet Wood, pleasantly airheaded Chrissy Snow, and confident Jack Tripper. While her best friend, Krystal, tries to drag her back to her old life, Bonnie is determined to transcend pain, trauma, and the baggage of her past by immersing herself in the ultimate binge-watch.