Say Say Say
Lila Savage
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
One of the The Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Fiction Books of 2019 "A gem of a book . . . lyrical, tender, and profoundly insightful."--Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone Ella is nearing thirty, and not yet living the life she imagined. Her artistic ambitions as a student have given way to an unintended career in caregiving. One spring, Bryn--a retired carpenter--hires her to help him care for his wife Jill, who was left verbally diminished after a car crash. As Ella is drawn into the couple's household, she finds that this is unlike the other caregiving jobs she's held. She is profoundly moved by the tenderness Bryn shows toward the wife he still fiercely loves, and she's startled by the yearning this awakens in her. She finds herself looking differently at her relationship with her girlfriend, Alix, and questioning what she knows about relationships of all kinds--between partners, between employer and employee, and above all between men and women. Say Say Say is a powerful story about what it means to love in a world where time is always running out.
Product Details
Price
$16.00
$14.88
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publish Date
June 16, 2020
Pages
176
Dimensions
5.2 X 7.9 X 0.6 inches | 0.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780525565529
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About the Author
LILA SAVAGE is originally from Minneapolis. Prior to writing fiction, she spent nearly a decade working as a caregiver. She lives in San Francisco.
Reviews
"Subversive. . . . A riveting story and a meditation on work, loss, intimacy, and desire."
--Ottessa Moshfegh, GQ "The paradox of goodness lies at the heart of Lila Savage's small, prismatic gem of a novel. . . . Like its heroic and relentlessly self-questioning main character, the book reaches heights of revelatory beauty without once raising its voice or clamoring for attention."
--The Wall Street Journal "Inspiring, truly memorable--beautifully drawn; intellectually and emotionally gripping. . . . Say Say Say is perceptive in its commentary, and edifying in its humanity."
--The Washington Times "Vivid. . . . Wise and understated. . . . In the novel's quietly radical choice of subject matter and its open-eyed, open-hearted curiosity, it illuminates both the intimate dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, and the shifting mysteries of personality and relationship."
--The Guardian "Brisk, intimate."
--The New York Times Book Review "Lyrical. . . . [Savage's] insight . . . comes through on every page in incisive and beautiful language. . . . In this deceptively simple book, the reader, too, receives an honest and empathetic opportunity to consider loneliness and the people whose labor gets bought to alleviate it."
--Minneapolis Star Tribune "Elegant . . . [Say Say Say] transport[s] you. . . . Savage follows the opposite arcs of these [characters] with such kindness (that's the only word for it), even the most difficult moments of the story feel buffered by grace."
--San Francisco Chronicle "I was hungry for this novel before I knew it existed. . . . The novel is full of complexity and page after page of piercing insights. . . . [A] strange and gorgeous book."
--Electric Literature "A breakthrough in women's fiction."
--The New Republic "An emotional masterpiece."
--mindbodygreen "Luminous. . . . Startling, tender."
--Publishers Weekly
--Ottessa Moshfegh, GQ "The paradox of goodness lies at the heart of Lila Savage's small, prismatic gem of a novel. . . . Like its heroic and relentlessly self-questioning main character, the book reaches heights of revelatory beauty without once raising its voice or clamoring for attention."
--The Wall Street Journal "Inspiring, truly memorable--beautifully drawn; intellectually and emotionally gripping. . . . Say Say Say is perceptive in its commentary, and edifying in its humanity."
--The Washington Times "Vivid. . . . Wise and understated. . . . In the novel's quietly radical choice of subject matter and its open-eyed, open-hearted curiosity, it illuminates both the intimate dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, and the shifting mysteries of personality and relationship."
--The Guardian "Brisk, intimate."
--The New York Times Book Review "Lyrical. . . . [Savage's] insight . . . comes through on every page in incisive and beautiful language. . . . In this deceptively simple book, the reader, too, receives an honest and empathetic opportunity to consider loneliness and the people whose labor gets bought to alleviate it."
--Minneapolis Star Tribune "Elegant . . . [Say Say Say] transport[s] you. . . . Savage follows the opposite arcs of these [characters] with such kindness (that's the only word for it), even the most difficult moments of the story feel buffered by grace."
--San Francisco Chronicle "I was hungry for this novel before I knew it existed. . . . The novel is full of complexity and page after page of piercing insights. . . . [A] strange and gorgeous book."
--Electric Literature "A breakthrough in women's fiction."
--The New Republic "An emotional masterpiece."
--mindbodygreen "Luminous. . . . Startling, tender."
--Publishers Weekly
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