by A. M. Homes · Granta Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781862079762
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«This Book Will Save Your Life» is the novel by A. M. Homes, published by Granta Books in paperback (380 pages, in English).
Richard, a middle-aged divorced man who works as an investor from his home in Los Angeles, has ordered his life so that he needs no one. An intense back pain and a sinkhole in front of his window return him to the world: the story portrays with humour that reopening to human connection and the search for meaning.
The work was originally published in 2006 and this edition was shortlisted by the Richard & Judy book club for the British Book Awards 2007.
A work for readers of contemporary fiction who value humour, urban characters and stories of personal transformation.
Amy M. Homes is an American writer best known for her controversial novels and unusual short stories, which feature extreme situations and characters. Notably, her novel The End of Alice (1996) is about a convicted child molester and murderer.
