The Babysitter at Rest

Synopsis

Five strange, funny, and unsettling stories introduce the fiercely imaginative world of Jen George. In “Guidance/The Party,” an ethereal alcoholic Guide appears to help a thirty-three-year-old woman prepare for her belated adulthood. “Take Care of Me Forever” turns the medical profession into a lonely, narcissistic ship of fools, while “Instruction” follows students at an unconventional art school where they divide their time between art critiques, orgies, and burying dead racehorses.

Combining slapstick, surrealism, erotica, and social criticism, these stories move through the absurdities of contemporary life with both ferocity and tenderness. George’s debut collection is funny, unsettling, vulnerable, and impossible to classify neatly.

About the Author

Jen George was born in Thousand Oaks, California. The Babysitter at Rest is her first book. Her fiction has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and n+1.

Publisher

Dorothy, a publishing project

Publication Date

October 17, 2016

Format

Paperback

Pages

168

Subjects

Weird & Experimental · Short Stories · Absurd Fiction · Satire · Feminist Fiction · Erotica

ISBN

9780997366624