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In 'The Guest,' a sex worker wreaks havoc on the glitzy social scene at the Hamptons

In 'The Guest,' a sex worker wreaks havoc on the glitzy social scene at the Hamptons

FromNPR's Book of the Day


In 'The Guest,' a sex worker wreaks havoc on the glitzy social scene at the Hamptons

FromNPR's Book of the Day

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
May 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Alex is 22 years old and staying with a much older, wealthy man in the Hamptons. She's the protagonist of Emma Cline's new novel, an outsider looking in at the perfectly pruned life people of a certain social status lead in these towns. In today's episode, Cline speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about how her heroine navigates the unfamiliar world she finds herself in, and how power is so unequally wielded in those spaces.
Released:
May 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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