A provocative new novel from the author ranked among Granta's "Best
of Young Spanish-Language Novelists"
Globally acclaimed as a relentless innovator and a meticulous explorer
of the psyche's most obscure alleyways, Elvira Navarro here delivers an
ambitious tale of feminine friendship, madness, a radically changing
city, and the vulnerability that makes us divulge our most shameful
secrets. It begins as Elisa transcribes the chaotic testimony of her
roommate Susana, acting as part-therapist, part-confessor as Susana
reveals the gripping account of her strange sexual urges and the one man
who can satisfy them. But is Susana telling the truth? And what to make
of the story that follows, where Elisa considers her own life failures,
blending her literary ambitions with her deep need for catharsis? And
then, one last surprise makes us question everything we have just read.
Masterfully uncovering the insecurity that lurks just beneath the
surface of every stable life, A Working Woman shows Elvira Navarro's
strength for mordant storytelling and breathtaking insight into
alienation, confirming her status as one of the leading voices of her
generation.