**From the acclaimed author of American Mermaid (“Sublime”—NYTBR) comes a wise, funny, and wildly original examination of female desire and the price women pay for giving in to their appetites.A LIT HUB MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR“A wild, wonderful essential novel.” —Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had“Truly funny.”—Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here**Forty-year-old Jean Dornan cannot escape ...

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR • "Sublime." —New York Times Book Review"Brilliantly sharp, funny, and thought-provoking, the gripping story of a woman trying to find her way in our chaotic world." —Madeline Miller, bestselling author of CirceBroke English teacher Penelope Schleeman is as surprised as anyone when her feminist, eco-warrior novel American Mermaid becomes a best-seller. But when Hollywood insists...

Penelope Schleeman, une prof d’anglais fauchée, débarque à L.A. pour participer à l’adaptation de son bestseller féministe, Chercher la sirène, l'histoire d'une jeune fille en fauteuil roulant qui découvre que ses jambes atrophiées sont les vestiges d'une nageoire caudale... Contrainte par le studio de faire de son héroïne un objet sexuel, Penelope assiste alors à d’étranges phénomènes. Devient-elle folle, ou sa créature aurait-elle pris vie pour se venger du traitement indigne que lui inf...

Laugh Lines: Caricaturing Painting in Nineteenth-Century France is the first major study of Salon caricature, a kind of graphic art criticism in which press artists drew comic versions of contemporary painting and sculpture for publication in widely consumed journals and albums. Salon caricature began with a few tentative lithographs in the 1840s and within a few decades, no Parisian exhibition could open without appearing in warped, incisive, and hilarious miniature in the pages ...

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR • "Sublime." —New York Times Book Review"Brilliantly sharp, funny, and thought-provoking, the gripping story of a woman trying to find her way in our chaotic world." —Madeline Miller, bestselling author of CirceBroke English teacher Penelope Schleeman is as surprised as anyone when her feminist, eco-warrior novel American Mermaid becomes a best-seller. But when Hollywood insists...

Regulatory reforms in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood countries are not as sluggish as often perceived. Rule enforcement is happening despite the presence of domestic veto players who favour the status quo, the lack of EU membership perspective and the presence of Russia as an alternative governance provider.Using Ukraine as a primary case study, this bookexamines why convergence with transnational market rules varies across different policy sectors within the Eastern neigh...

**From the acclaimed author of American Mermaid (“Sublime”—NYTBR) comes a wise, funny, and wildly original examination of female desire and the price women pay for giving in to their appetites.A LIT HUB MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR“A wild, wonderful essential novel.” —Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had“Truly funny.”—Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here**Forty-year-old Jean Dornan cannot escape ...