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Thy Neighbor

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Norah Vincent

By Norah Vincent

By Norah Vincent

By Norah Vincent

By Norah Vincent
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By Norah Vincent
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Jul 30, 2013 | ISBN 9780143123668

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Aug 02, 2012 | ISBN 9781101583784

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Aug 02, 2012 | 749 Minutes

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    About Thy Neighbor

    Norah Vincent’s first two books—the New York Times bestseller Self-Made Man and Voluntary Madness—were masterworks of immersion journalism. Now Vincent unleashes her considerable talents in a spellbinding novel that’s as provocative and absorbing as her acclaimed nonfiction.

                Since his parents’ violent deaths thirteen years ago, Nick Walsh has been living alone in his childhood home, drinking, drugging, and debauching himself into oblivion. Deranged by his relentless sorrow, he begins spying on his neighbors via hidden cameras and microphones. As he observes all the strange, sad, and terrifying things that people do when they think no one is watching, Nick begins to unravel the shocking truth about how and why his parents died.

    About Thy Neighbor

    From the New York Times bestselling author, a first novel as spellbinding as her acclaimed nonfiction

    At thirty-four, Nick Walsh is a broken, deeply cynical man. Since the violent deaths of his parents thirteen years earlier, he has been living alone in his childhood home in the suburban Midwest, drinking, drugging, and debauching himself into oblivion. A measure of solace is provided by his newly found relationship with Monica, a mysterious woman who seems to harbor as many secrets as he does.

    Obsessed with understanding the circumstances surrounding his parents’ deaths and deranged by his relentless sorrow, Nick begins a campaign of spying on his neighbors via hidden cameras and microphones he has covertly installed in their houses. As he observes with amusement and disbelief all the strange, sad, and terrifying things that his neighbors do to themselves and to one another, and as he, in turn, learns that he is being stalked, he begins to slowly unravel the shocking truth about how and why his parents died.

    At once unsettling and moving, humorous and horrifying, Thy Neighbor explores the nature of grief, the potential isolation of suburban life, and who we really are when we think no one is watching. What readers and critics have admired in Norah Vincent’s nonfiction is completely unleashed in this vivid and provocative novel.

    About Thy Neighbor

    From the New York Times bestselling author, a first novel as spellbinding as her acclaimed nonfiction

    At thirty-four, Nick Walsh is a broken, deeply cynical man. Since the violent deaths of his parents thirteen years earlier, he has been living alone in his childhood home in the suburban Midwest, drinking, drugging, and debauching himself into oblivion. A measure of solace is provided by his newly found relationship with Monica, a mysterious woman who seems to harbor as many secrets as he does.

    Obsessed with understanding the circumstances surrounding his parents’ deaths and deranged by his relentless sorrow, Nick begins a campaign of spying on his neighbors via hidden cameras and microphones he has covertly installed in their houses. As he observes with amusement and disbelief all the strange, sad, and terrifying things that his neighbors do to themselves and to one another, and as he, in turn, learns that he is being stalked, he begins to slowly unravel the shocking truth about how and why his parents died.

    At once unsettling and moving, humorous and horrifying, Thy Neighbor explores the nature of grief, the potential isolation of suburban life, and who we really are when we think no one is watching. What readers and critics have admired in Norah Vincent’s nonfiction is completely unleashed in this vivid and provocative novel.

    Also by Norah Vincent

    Voluntary Madness
    Self-Made Man
    See all books by Norah Vincent

    Also by Norah Vincent

    Voluntary Madness
    Self-Made Man
    See all books by Norah Vincent

    Also by Norah Vincent

    Voluntary Madness
    Self-Made Man
    See all books by Norah Vincent

    About Norah Vincent

    Norah Vincent (1968-2022) was the New York Times bestselling author of the nonfiction books Self-Made Man: One Woman’s Year Disguised as a Man and Voluntary Madness: Lost and Found in the Mental Healthcare System, as well as two works of… More about Norah Vincent

    About Norah Vincent

    Norah Vincent (1968-2022) was the New York Times bestselling author of the nonfiction books Self-Made Man: One Woman’s Year Disguised as a Man and Voluntary Madness: Lost and Found in the Mental Healthcare System, as well as two works of… More about Norah Vincent

    About Norah Vincent

    Norah Vincent (1968-2022) was the New York Times bestselling author of the nonfiction books Self-Made Man: One Woman’s Year Disguised as a Man and Voluntary Madness: Lost and Found in the Mental Healthcare System, as well as two works of… More about Norah Vincent

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $22.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jul 30, 2013 | 320 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143123668

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Aug 02, 2012 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9781101583784

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Aug 02, 2012 | 749 Minutes | ISBN 9781101564295

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    "Norah Vincent  will make you laugh while she is breaking your heart, and make you feel pity as you recoil in disgust. At once a misanthropic rant, a voyeuristic free for all, and a philosophic thriller, Thy Neighbor is a book that you will tear through in a few days and chew on for a long time thereafter. It’s a heady and wonderful read."  —Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story

    “One of our smartest and most original journalists has changed hats, and the new one fits her perfectly. A raging, jolting, arrestingly hard-edged novel of paranoia and revenge in the suburbs, Thy Neighbor crackles with ferocious energy and virtuosic phrasemaking. If you go for noir, prepare to be plunged into the desperate darkness of a world full of lost souls and lost hope—but keep one eye peeled for the glimmer of light at the far end of the tunnel.”  —Terry Teachout

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