Practical Jean

by Trevor Cole

Book Overview

Jean wouldn't be able stand it if something unfortunate were to befall her friends--that's why decides to kill them herself, before anything else can harm them. Bad Marie meets Arsenic and Old Lace in this darkly humorous story of a woman whose overpowering love for her friends moves her to murder each and every one of them. Practical Jean , the U.S. debut of acclaimed Canadian author Trevor Cole, is a "biting and black comedy of middle-class mores gone murderously wrong" that "combines diamond-cut social satire with thoughtful contemplations of friendship" ( Globe and Mail ). A deliciously dark satire with roots that spread from Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal to Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands , Cole's Practical Jean is a razor's edge dissection of relationships, faithfulness, and homicide. After all, what are friends for?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2KFZNA
• ISBN13: 9780062082503
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"