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Personal Velocity - by Rebecca Miller (Paperback)

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  • The first Picador edition of Rebecca Miller's debut book "remind[s] us that good material is everywhere" (The Washington Post).
  • About the Author: Rebecca Miller is the author of the novels The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (FSG, 2008) and Jacob's Folly (FSG, 2013), and the short-story collection Total (FSG, 2022).
  • 192 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Short Stories (single author)

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The first Picador edition of Rebecca Miller's debut book "remind[s] us that good material is everywhere" (The Washington Post).

The vibrantly fresh and lustrous stories in Miller's collection explore the multifaceted lives of women in seven arresting portraits. Modern and diverse, these women of different classes and ages struggle with sexuality, fate, motherhood, infidelity, desperation, and an overriding will to survive.

We meet Greta, a cookbook editor who is chosen by Tavi, the hottest writer of his generation, to edit his new book. The book becomes a best-seller and Greta is propelled out of her marriage by her own ambition and success. Other characters include Paula, a pregnant twenty-one-year-old, who is on the run from the horror of a man who was hit by a car and died while walking her home from a nightclub; Delia, an abused working-class wife who goes into hiding with her children; and Louisa, a painter who moves rapidly from one lover to the next, acting out a self-perpetuating drama over which she has no control.

Rebecca Miller, who also adapted Personal Velocity for the screen, has crafted an edgy, fearless, and beautifully spare collection of short fiction.



About the Author



Rebecca Miller is the author of the novels The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (FSG, 2008) and Jacob's Folly (FSG, 2013), and the short-story collection Total (FSG, 2022). Miller's feature-film adaptation of Personal Velocity won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Her other films include Angela, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, Maggie's Plan, and an adaptation of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Short Stories (single author)
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 192
Publisher: Picador USA
Format: Paperback
Author: Rebecca Miller
Language: English
Street Date: September 17, 2024
TCIN: 91732863
UPC: 9781250349187
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-5073
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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