All-Night Pharmacy: A Novel
Written by Ruth Madievsky
Narrated by Moniqua Plante
4/5
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About this audiobook
Falling deeper into the life she cultivated with her sister, our narrator gets a job as an emergency room secretary where she steals pills to sell on the side. Cue Sasha, a Jewish refugee from the former Soviet Union who arrives at the hospital claiming to be a psychic tasked with acting as the narrator's spiritual guide. The nature of this relationship evolves and blurs, a kaleidoscope of friendship, sex, mysticism, and ambiguous power dynamics.
With prose pulsing like a neon sign, All-Night Pharmacy is an intoxicating portrait of a young woman consumed with unease over how a person should be. As she attempts sobriety and sexual embodiment, she must decide whether to search for her estranged sister, or allow her to remain a relic of the past.
Editor's Note
Shines…
Who are we without our idols? The unnamed protagonist in “All-Night Pharmacy” will do anything to impress her older sister, Debbie, including experimenting with drugs and other risky behavior. When Debbie goes missing after an altercation, the narrator finally has a chance to discover who she really is, aided by a mystical new girlfriend. Madievsky’s skills as a poet shine in her debut novel, which is rich in imagery and feverish tension.
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