Bøger af Meg Mason

Højtryk og lavtryk er en kærlighedsroman, en sædekomedie, en coming-of-age for voksne om dysfunktionelle familier, venskab, psykisk sygdom og om at starte forfra to sekunder før det er for sent.Der er noget galt med Martha, og det har der været længe. Da hun var sytten eksploderede en lille bombe i hendes hjerne, og eft er utallige lægebesøg, uendelig meget terapi og alverdens medicin ved hun stadig ikke, hvorfor det kan tage hende en hel dag at komme ud af sengen, eller hvorfor hun støder både vildfremmede og sine nærmeste fra sig.Engang arbejdede hun for Vogue og drømte om at skrive en roman. Nu producerer hun indhold til et website, hun foragter. Engang boede hun i en taglejlighed i Paris. Nu bor hun i Oxford på en lukket villavej i et hus, hun ikke kan fordrage, men som hun ikke magter at flytte fra. Men det er hun nødt til, især nu hvor hendes mand Patrick – søde Patrick, der aldrig har ønsket andet end at gøre hende lykkelig – har forladt hende.Martha har ingen steder at tage hen, bortset fra barndomshjemmet – et bohemeagtigt (læs: faldefærdigt) byhus i en autentisk (læs: nedslidt) del af London – for at bo med sine forældre og prøve på at overleve uden sin elskede søster, som er den eneste, der altid har kunnet gøre tilværelsens kaos udholdelig for Martha, og som nu enten har for travlt eller bare har fået nok.Men måske kan Martha skrive en bedre slutning for sig selv ved at starte forfra – måske er hun alligevel ikke helt færdig.

A dazzling novel about modern love up against the confusing, sad aches of mental illness - with all its highs, lows, humour and misery.

THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF SORROW AND BLISSAn endearing novel about families - the ones we have, and the ones we want - and the stories we tell ourselves about them.

Spiky, sharp, intriguingly dark and tender, full of pathos, fury and wit, Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason is a dazzling, distinctive novel from a boldly talented writer. For fans of Sally Rooney, Taffy Brodesser-Akner and Fleabag. 'Such a good book and so richly warrants the Fleabag reference... So funny, so devastating, it's really spiky and completely compelling, I absolutely loved it' Annabel Crabb'A triumph. A brutal, hilarious, compassionate triumph.' Alison Bell, The LetdownThis novel is about a woman called Martha. She knows there is something wrong with her but she doesn't know what it is. Her husband Patrick thinks she is fine. He says everyone has something, the thing is just to keep going.Martha told Patrick before they got married that she didn't want to have children. He said he didn't mind either way because he has loved her since he was fourteen and making her happy is all that matters, although he does not seem able to do it.By the time Martha finds out what is wrong, it doesn't really matter anymore. It is too late to get the only thing she has ever wanted. Or maybe it will turn out that you can stop loving someone and start again from nothing - if you can find something else to want.The book is set in London and Oxford. It is sad and funny.'This is a romance, true, but a real one ... as devastating and sharply witty as Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag.' Books+Publishing'Sorrow and Bliss is a book you'll want to devour in one sitting ... an adult coming-of-age novel told with force, breathlessness and a confessional style that makes you feel as if you're sharing intimacies with an old friend ... Mason's writing has been compared to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag for good reason ... fresh and revelatory ... sharp, racy and entertaining throughout.' The Saturday Paper'Sophisticated and often blackly funny'Sydney Morning Herald'I just adored this book. It's timely and dark and poignant and funny. It was filled with such eviscerating compassion and rage; I couldn't get enough of it. I inhaled it in a single weekend, unable to put it down. Meg Mason is a searing talent.' Kate Leaver, The Friendship Cure