{"product_id":"agnes-lives-hallie-elizabeth-newton-hardcover","title":"Agnes Lives! -- Hallie Elizabeth Newton, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An astonishing debut as mesmerizing as it is unnerving.\" --Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\n\nA day-in-the-life debut novel about a fading socialite on the hunt for someone to kill her before her next SoulCycle class.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tale of suspense, a statement, a cry for help, and a delicious tour-de-force.\" --Nell Zink\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York City, 2014. Agnes Maurer seeks a willing murderer and wonders what she should wear. Candidates include: an icy magazine editor with a special cutlery set; an eccentric designer from her past; and Agnes's cruel novelist boyfriend. As she Ubers from Upper East Side shopping to Craigslist gun deals, Agnes' desperation becomes an exhibition, a swan song of millennial sexuality as internalized abuse and consummate style, with the knob righty-tightened all the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNewton's prose is disturbingly fun, relentless, shattering. A crafted study of existential despair that culminates in a worthy, intense denouement.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hallie Elizabeth Newton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.48\" H x 5.8\" L x 0.97\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781639738564\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67133281304880,"sku":"9781639738564","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781639738564.jpg?v=1782203500","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/agnes-lives-hallie-elizabeth-newton-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}