My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Set in the year 2000 on Manhattan's glittering Upper East Side, this darkly comic novel follows a young Columbia graduate blessed with wealth, beauty, and apparent privilege—yet driven to withdraw entirely from the world. From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Eileen, the story peels back layers of privilege to reveal profound emptiness beneath. Savage and frequently hilarious, it's a searing exploration of rest, ambition, and what lies beneath a gilded life.