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Maria adelmann how to be eaten5/10/2023 ![]() Dark, edgy, and wickedly funny, this debut for readers of Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, and Kelly Link takes our coziest, most beloved childhood stories, exposes them as anti-feminist nightmares, and transforms them into a new kind of myth for grown-up women. ![]() What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other? Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other’s stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed. Maria Adelmann is the author of the short story collection, Girls of a Certain Age,and the novel, How to Be Eaten, which was a Belletrist bookclub pick and named a best book of the month by TIMEMagazine, Glamour, and Bustle. And Raina's love story will shock them all. ![]() Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. How to Be Eaten: A Novel - Kindle edition by Adelmann, Maria. ![]() Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading How to Be Eaten: A Novel. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. One of NPR's Best Books of the Year: This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma. How to Be Eaten: A Novel - Kindle edition by Adelmann, Maria. ![]()
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