Against a backdrop of the 2017 surge in right wing populism, Kathy attempts to commit to a quiet life that seems increasingly futile given the drama of the political arena. With suggestions also that the narrating perspective of the novel is that of the writer Kathy Acker, this is a funny and radical rewiring of the novel, making for a particularly exciting debut A blisteringly funny and remarkably tender debut novel from Olivia Laing, one of the finest non-fiction writers of her generation.
