The Vulnerables: A sharp-eyed and tender novel about human connection in a time of crisis' Paula Hawkins

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The unforgettable new novel about the enduring power of connection in a world of increasing distance, from the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend

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Once you discover Sigrid Nunez, you don't look back * Anne Enright *
A sharp-eyed and tender novel about human connection in a time of crisis. As compassionate as it is disquieting, and as funny as it is painfully honest * Paula Hawkins *
I am committed, until one of us dies, to Nunez's novels. I find them ideal. They are short, wise, provocative, funny - good and strong company * Dwight Garner, New York Times *
Sigrid Nunez has a talent for slim, companionable novels that have both delicacy and power * Vogue *
The Vulnerables is full of alive, curious poetry on the chaotic times we live in * Sheena Patel, author of I'm a Fan *
A breath of fresh air for a time when it still sometimes feels like there isn't any * Good Housekeeping *
Smart and sad and funny * Sarah Moss *
It is exciting to read a book that manages to be so honest and serious, and at the same time so playful and witty * Natasha Walter *
It's fresh, it's funny and it's very now. It has humour and honesty in spades, both wielded in self-defence against a world that feels off-kilter and almost absurd in its terribleness, from the gig economy to the Trump 'phenomenon', from creative frustration to urban burnout. I love Sigrid's clarity and quick expression, along with her quirky range of interests, her economy and lightness of touch * Bidisha *
Sigrid Nunez is a beautiful storyteller: there's beauty, depth, lightness and whimsy in her writing. But what I most admired was her confidence to be playful and inventive. The Vulnerables is clever, refreshing and fulfilling to read * Claire Kohda, author of Woman, Eating *
Hilarious and deeply reflective * Time *
Nunez has a wry compassion, and an eye for the kind of detail only grown-ups can catch. The books feel lived-in rather than hard-earned, the voice is smart and kind * Anne Enright, The Times *
Sigrid Nunez is on a roll. She's tapped into a smart, wry voice which feels right for our times, as do her concerns with friendship, empathy, loss, and loneliness * NPR *
Nunez's voice is unflinching and intimate * Entertainment Weekly *
One of my favourite authors * Natalie Portman *
New work from Sigrid Nunez is always a cause for celebration-and I'm thrilled to dive into her latest, The Vulnerables, a book about pandemic isolation, the pursuit of art, and the importance of connection in a turbulent reality * Elle *
Nunez's prose itself comforts us. Her confident and direct style uplifts-the music in her sentences, her deep and varied intelligence. She addresses important ideas unpretentiously and offers wisdom for any aspiring writer * New York Times Book Review *
Long live Sigrid Nunez * Laura Marling *
What's consistent across Nunez's books is their searching tone about the biggest of life's questions * Washington Post *
Spare and understated and often quite funny, the experience is less like reading fiction than like eavesdropping on someone else's brain . . . despite the grimness of the setting, the novel itself is strangely, sweetly hopeful; there is, it seems, a reason to go on. Sharp-and surprisingly tender. * Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW *
Funny and thoughtful ... Nunez manages to make a story of mortality go down easy * Publishers Weekly *

Author Bio

Sigrid Nunez is the New York Times bestselling author of The Friend, winner of the 2018 National Book Award, and of seven other novels, including Salvation City, The Last of Her Kind, and, most recently, What Are You Going Through. She is also the author of Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag. Her books have been translated into thirty languages.