Sid is going crazy . . .
A telemarketer at a travel agency, Sid is becoming unhinged and superneurotic. Lately he's been obsessed with car washes and mud baths. His hypochondria is driving his doctor sister mad. And it's all because of his ex-girlfriend, Zoe, who's sending him postcards from her European adventure, one that they were supposed to take together. It's all quite upsetting.
A fact-finding tour of local post offices—and a new friendship with postman Gerald—followed by a solo European jaunt will do little to ease his anxiety. A long talk with his mother's spirit in a wine bottle doesn't help either. But what he really needs are a few more tentative dates with the chatty Candyce. Sid needs to get over Zoe and find love again—even though Zoe, apparently, has no inclination to be gotten over.
Wonderfully poignant, funny, odd, and more than a bit macabre, Postcards from a Dead Girl marks the emergence of a truly gifted and original literary voice.
My thoughts
Sid is obsessed with his ex-girlfriend, Zoe who is sending him postcards from Europe. The only problem is that they are postmarked from a year ago, and nobody has heard or seen Zoe in all that time. Is Sid going crazy? This is what POSTCARDS FROM A DEAD GIRL by Kirk Farber makes us wonder. And it doesn’t help that Sid’s sister Natalie thinks he just may be. Farber’s novel is delightfully written with enough humor to not make it sappy and or depressing.
Disclosure: This book was received for review from Erika at Harper Perennial. I received no compensation for my review.
2 comments:
Ooh, sounds intriguing!
This was a very good read.
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