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Book SynopsisSet in Chicago, this title features Nix, a college instructor whose novel has flopped. Although he and his pregnant wife are struggling financially, their fortunes change when Nix is asked to ghostwrite the memoirs of publishing magnate Zira Fontaine.
Trade Review"Before I could say 'what bad things?' Morris's deft prose spun me headlong into a foreboding waltz between wary partners-determined, multilayered women; men of fetching wit and meh backbone-a swirl of aspirations, flaws, tensions and attractions heading toward what all-too-patient fate (as Morris describes it) will deign to unleash. Glitteringly good things, too, happen in this spirited contemporary tale, among them how Morris nails dialogue, detail, and (laugh-out-loud) observations on teaching, writing, corporate culture, social activism, the poor-ish and the rich, gilding this smartly told novel into a richness of its very own.
" -Arthur Plotnik, author, Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style
When Bad Things Happen to Rich People is an interesting rumination on aspirations and motives. Satirical and funny, it is neither neat nor simple. For those who like to take a little bitter with the sweet, Morris's debut novel is a good thing.
* Chicago Book Review *
