We Need to Talk About Kevin is the author's latest smash novel about siblings, marriage and obesity. When Pandora goes out to meet her brother Edison at the Iowa Domestic Airport, she literally doesn't recognize him. . In the four years since the brothers last met, the once svelte, hip New York jazz pianist has put on a staggering amount of weight. What could have happened? And it's not just about body weight. Freeing himself in Pandora's world, Edison smashes one of her husband Fletcher's handmade pieces of furniture, prepares a merciless amount of breakfast for the family, and persuades Pandora's stepson not only to drop out of college, but also to drop out of high school.& #13; After his brother-in-law has abused his hospitality for too long, to put it mildly, Fletcher gives his wife an ultimatum: either him or me. Pandora puts her marriage and her adopted family at risk and chooses her brother - who without his help in losing weight would surely die in an early grave. Full of Shriver's wit and angry energy, Big Brother about fatness - this it is about a societal problem, but at the same time an excruciatingly personal one. It asks the question of how much sacrifice we are willing to make in order to save one family member, and whether it is even possible to protect our loved ones from themselves. Lionel Shriver, among others, National Book Award finalist Ennyi about it, author of the New York Times bestseller After the Birthday and the Orange Award winner We Need to Talk About Kevin. His articles have appeared in the Guardian, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other media outlets. He lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.

Gabo Publishing
Fiction
368 pages
Binding: hardboard, with protective cover
ISBN: 9789634061694
Author: Lionel Shriver
Year of publication: 2016