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by Ryan, Madeleine

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  • Title A Room Called Earth: A Novel
  • Author Ryan, Madeleine
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BOS-H-09h-01736
  • ISBN 9780143135456 / 0143135457
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Parties, Interpersonal relations
  • Dewey Decimal Code 823.92

From the publisher

"A resolute deep dive into an inner self, a transcendent character study, and a timely reminder that there's an entire universe inside of everyone we meet. You will be moved." --Matthew Quick, New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook

"[N]uanced and uplifting." --Buzzfeed

An unforgettable story of a fiercely original young woman, whose radical perspective illuminates a new way of being in the world

As a full moon rises over Melbourne, Australia, a young woman gets ready for a party. And what appears to be an ordinary night out is--through the prism of her singular perspective--extraordinary. As the evening unfolds, each encounter she has reveals the vast discrepancies between what she is thinking and feeling, and what she is able to say. And there's so much she'd like to say. So when she meets a man and a genuine connection occurs, it's nothing short of a miracle. However, it isn't until she invites him home that we come to appreciate the humanity beneath the labels we cling to, and we can grasp the pleasure of what it means to be alive.

The debut novel from the inimitable Madeleine Ryan, A Room Called Earth is a humorous and heartwarming adventure inside the mind of a bright and dynamic woman. This hyper-saturated celebration of love and acceptance, from a neurodiverse writer, is a testament to moving through life without fear, and to opening ourselves up to a new way of relating to one another.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 07/01/2020, Page 21
  • Kirkus Reviews, 07/01/2020, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/15/2020, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 09/04/2020, Page 0

About the author

Madeleine Ryan is an Australian writer, director and author. Her articles and essays have appeared in SBS, The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald, Vice, Bustle, Lenny Letter, and the New York Times, and she is currently working on the screen adaptation of A Room Called Earth. Madeleine lives in rural Victoria.

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