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Named to Most Anticipated and Must Read lists by Huffington Post, W, Nylon, Elle, Buzzfeed and Chicago Reader

Written by one of Granta''s Best Young American Novelists, Catherine Lacey''s The Answers is a novel of intellect and amplitude that deepens as it moves forward (The New York Times) about a woman learning to negotiate her ailment via the simulacrum of a perfect romantic relationship.

Mary Parsons is broke. Dead broke, really: between an onslaught of medical bills and a mountain of credit card debt, she has been pushed to the brink. Hounded by bill collectors and still plagued by the painful and bizarre symptoms that doctors couldn't diagnose, Mary seeks relief from a holistic treatment called Pneuma Adaptive KinesthesiaPAKing, for short. Miraculously, it works. But PAKing is prohibitively expensive. Like so many young adults trying to make ends meet in New York City, Mary scours Craig

The Answers

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    A Paperback / softback by Catherine Lacey

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      Publisher Picador USA
      Published 5 June 2018
      ISBN-13 9781250183088
      978-1250183088
      ISBN-10 1250183081

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      Book Synopsis

      Named to Most Anticipated and Must Read lists by Huffington Post, W, Nylon, Elle, Buzzfeed and Chicago Reader

      Written by one of Granta''s Best Young American Novelists, Catherine Lacey''s The Answers is a novel of intellect and amplitude that deepens as it moves forward (The New York Times) about a woman learning to negotiate her ailment via the simulacrum of a perfect romantic relationship.

      Mary Parsons is broke. Dead broke, really: between an onslaught of medical bills and a mountain of credit card debt, she has been pushed to the brink. Hounded by bill collectors and still plagued by the painful and bizarre symptoms that doctors couldn't diagnose, Mary seeks relief from a holistic treatment called Pneuma Adaptive KinesthesiaPAKing, for short. Miraculously, it works. But PAKing is prohibitively expensive. Like so many young adults trying to make ends meet in New York City, Mary scours Craig

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