The Answers A Novel Author:Catherine Lacey [Read by Megan Tusing] — In Catherine Lacey's ambitious second novel we are introduced to Mary, a young woman living in New York City struggling with a body that has betrayed her. All but paralyzed with pain, Mary seeks relief from a New Age-y treatment called Pneuma Adaptive Kinesthesia, PAKing for short. And, remarkably, it works. — But PAKing i... more »s expensive and Mary is broke. So she scours Craigslist for fast-cash jobs and finds the ''Girlfriend Experiment,'' the brainchild of an eccentric and narcissistic actor determined to find the perfect relationship -- even if it means paying women to fill different roles. Mary is hired as the ''emotional girlfriend'' -- certainly better than the ''anger girlfriend'' or the ''maternal girlfriend'' -- and is pulled into an ego-driven and messy attempt at human connection.
Told in Lacey's signature spiraling prose, The Answers is full of singular yet universal insights. It is a gorgeous hybrid of the plot- and idea-driven novel that will leave you reeling.« less