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Published: 1st February 2025
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Published: 8th April 2025
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Published: 10th May 2025
Sweet Fury
By (Author) Sash Bischoff
Thorndike Press
Thorndike Press
1st February 2025
Large Print Edition
United States
General
Fiction
Feminism and feminist theory
Hardback
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Lila Crayne is Americas sweetheart: shes generous and kind, gorgeous and magnetic. She and her fianc, visionary filmmaker Kurt Royall, have settled into a stunning new West Village apartment and are set to begin filming their feminist adaptation of Fitzgeralds Tender Is the Night.
To prepare for the leading role, Lila begins working with charming and accomplished therapist Jonah Gabriel to dig into the trauma of her past. Soon, Lilas impeccably manicured life begins to unravel on the therapy couchand Jonah is just the man to pick up the pieces. But everyone has a secret, and no one is quite who they seem.
A twisty, thought-provoking novel of construction and deconstruction in conversation with the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and told through the lens of the film industry, Sweet Fury is an incisive and bold critique of Americas deep-rooted misogyny. With this novel, Bischoff examines the narratives we tell ourselves, and what happens when we co-opt others into those stories; and she probes the blurred lines between victim and perpetrator and the true meaning of justice.
"A beguiling tale of abuse and ambition...Bischoff reveals one surprising secret after another, all the way until the bombshell final twist. Its an inspired first outing."Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Sash Bischoff is a writer and theater director. She has written plays that have been developed at theaters throughout the US. As a director, she has worked on Broadway and off. Broadway/National Tours include Dear Evan Hansen, The Visit, On the Town, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Shrek. Sash grew up as an actor and won the National Arts Award (NFAA) for Acting. She currently lives in New York with her husband and their many pets. Sweet Fury is her first novel.