The First Bad Man：A Novel

Fromtheacclaimedfilmmaker,artist,andbestsellingauthorofnoonebelongsheremorethanyou,comesaspectaculardebutnovelthatissoheartbreaking,sodirty,sotender,sofunny,soMirandaJuly.Readerswillbeastonished.HereisCheryl,atightly-wound,vulnerablewomanwholivesalone,withaperpetuallumpinherthroat.Sheishauntedbyababyboyshemetwhenshewassix,whosometimesrecursasotherpeople’sbabies.CherylisalsoobsessedwithPhillip,aphilanderingboardmemberatthewomen’sself-defensenonprofitwheresheworks.Shebelievesthey’vebeenmakingloveformanylifetimes,thoughtheyhaveyettoconsummateinthisone.WhenCheryl’sbossesaskiftheirtwenty-one-year-olddaughter,Clee,canmoveintoherhouseforalittlewhile,Cheryl’seccentricallyorderedworldexplodes.AndyetitisClee—theselfish,cruelblondbombshell—whobulliesCherylintorealityand,unexpectedly,provideshertheloveofalifetime.Tender,gripping,slylyhilarious,infusedwithragingsexualobsessionandfiercematernallove,MirandaJuly’sfirstnovelconfirmsherasaspectacularlyoriginal,iconic,andimportantvoicetoday,andawriterforalltime.TheFirstBadManisdazzling,disorienting,andunforgettable.