<![CDATA[Inglorious: A Novel]]>

false <![CDATA[Inglorious: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175041983m/472397.jpg 472397 4 <div><div><b>A darkly comic novel about a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown, set against the backdrop of a London awash with faithless lovers, cutthroat strivers, and so-called friends</b> </div><div> </div><div><div>One day successful young journalist and dedicated urbanite Rosa Lane sends her boss an e-mail that says “I quit” and then walks out of her job. She can’t explain why—not to Liam, who’s lived with her for years; not to her friends; not to her anxious, recently widowed father. All Rosa knows is that she needs to find enlightenment, to somehow understand her mother’s death and do more than just earn her living.</div><div><br>Thus begins the piercingly wise and bitingly funny odyssey of Rosa Lane. Along the way, she is deceived by her lover, evicted by her roommate, threatened by her bank manager, picked over by prospective employers, befuddled by philosophy, and tormented by omnivorous London. Brought very low indeed, Rosa in her desperation makes a final assault on those who have done her wrong, leading to the beginning of her return to normality—whatever that is.<br></div><div>In a remarkable fiction debut, Joanna Kavenna displays lacerating wit, a perfect eye for social hypocrisies, and great depths of compassion to create a triumphant modern heroine. </div></div></div> 460671 2007 Inglorious: A Novel total:64|5:6|4:16|3:16|2:15|1:11| 64 183 126 23 1 1 false false Fri Dec 21 11:21:04 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 11:21:09 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 20:35:59 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 21:31:54 -0700 2008
Inglorious is the story of Rosa Lane, a writer who works as a critic for a London newspaper. She is floundering after the death of her mother. Her grief has o...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 05:35:28 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 04:47:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 13:23:12 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 16:28:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 06 11:14:45 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 01 15:13:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 17:14:12 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 17:14:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 true false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 13:59:41 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 12:02:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 07:37:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 07:46:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 23:43:43 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 23:46:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 00:51:20 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 00:51:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Apr 17 06:52:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 13:14:47 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 06:52:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 07:49:45 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 08:18:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 08:25:08 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 08:06:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 05:53:28 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 13:58:10 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 04 15:04:42 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 27 14:21:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 08:38:43 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 07:53:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Aug 26 18:31:07 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 11:59:26 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jun 13 07:07:07 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 20 09:10:22 -0800 2009 2008 Orange Award for New Writers

I started out thinking that the main character in this novel was ME, then quickly realized that, no, in fact, it was my ex. And that took me out of it enough that I just couldn't wholeheartedly enjoy it. Shame, because it is engaging...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 09:59:09 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 12:09:30 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 13:33:52 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 20:19:06 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=472397