Nothing to See Here: A Read with Jenna Pick - Softcover

Wilson, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062944878 ISBN 13: 9780062944870

Publisher: Harper Large Print, 2019

Synopsis

Kevin Wilson’s best book yet—a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with remarkable and disturbing abilities

Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal and they’ve barely spoken since. Until now, when Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help.

Madison’s twin stepkids are moving in with her family and she wants Lillian to be their caretaker. However, there’s a catch: the twins spontaneously combust when they get agitated, flames igniting from their skin in a startling but beautiful way. Lillian is convinced Madison is pulling her leg, but it’s the truth.

Thinking of her dead-end life at home, the life that has consistently disappointed her, Lillian figures she has nothing to lose. Over the course of one humid, demanding summer, Lillian and the twins learn to trust each other—and stay cool—while also staying out of the way of Madison’s buttoned-up politician husband. Surprised by her own ingenuity yet unused to the intense feelings of protectiveness she feels for them, Lillian ultimately begins to accept that she needs these strange children as much as they need her—urgently and fiercely. Couldn’t this be the start of the amazing life she’d always hoped for?

With white-hot wit and a big, tender heart, Kevin Wilson has written his best book yet—a most unusual story of parental love.

About this title

About the Author:

Kevin Wilson is the author of the novels The Family Fang, a New York Times bestseller adapted into an acclaimed film starring Nicole Kidman, and Perfect Little World; as well as the story collections Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, and Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine. He lives in Sewanee, Tennessee, with his wife and two sons.

Review:

“His most outlandish—and curiously affecting—premise yet.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“Weird, funny, but also unexpectedly moving. . . . An affecting reflection on the blithe cruelty of the rich and what it means to be a good parent.” (Buzzfeed)

“Inventive. . . . The bonds [Lillian] forms with the children inform her of the costs of abandonment and durability of love.” (Time)

“Quirky and insightful, strange and delightful.” (Popsugar)

“Laugh out loud funny. I love the way Kevin Wilson writes.” (Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winner)

// Praise for BABY YOU’RE GONNA BE MINE (//)

“Hands down my favorite book of the year.” (Ann Patchett, Today)

“These new stories of Wilson’s are something else; they’re funny, raw and beautiful.” (Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air)

// Praise for PERFECT LITTLE WORLD (//)

“A novel you keep reading for old-fashioned reasons—because it’s a good story and you need to know what happens.” (John Irving, The New York Times Book Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Large Print
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0062944878
• ISBN 13: 9780062944870
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336