Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles is a daring and unconventional novel that explores the lives of two eccentric women seeking meaning and liberation in a world defined by societal norms and expectations. With her sharp wit and singular voice, Bowles crafts a story that is as enigmatic as it is compelling.The narrative follows the parallel yet divergent journeys of Christina Goering, a wealthy recluse with a penchant for self-imposed challenges, and Frieda Copperfield, a restless wom...

'My favourite book. I can't think of a modern novel that seems more likely to become a classic' Tennessee Williams'The book I give as a gift . . . It feels like giving someone an exotic fruit' Sheila Heti**'**A modern legend . . . A very funny writer' Truman Capote'Profoundly witty, genuinely unusual in its apprehensions, and bracingly, humanely true' Claire MessudI am going on a tr...

'It's the truth,' the women said from their mattress 'Everything is nice'.'Readers who've not yet read Jane Bowles are almost to be envied, like people who've still to read Austen or Mansfield or Woolf'Ali Smith'Jane Bowles's literary output, small but perfect, puts her on a stylistic planet all her own'New Yorker'A dizzyingly original stylist'New York Times

'It's the truth,' the women said from their mattress 'Everything is nice'.'Readers who've not yet read Jane Bowles are almost to be envied, like people who've still to read Austen or Mansfield or Woolf'Ali Smith'Jane Bowles's literary output, small but perfect, puts her on a stylistic planet all her own'New Yorker'A dizzyingly original stylist'

'My favourite book. I can't think of a modern novel that seems more likely to become a classic' TENNESSEE WILLIAMS'The book I give as a gift... It feels like giving someone an exotic fruit.' SHEILA HETI**'**A modern legend ... A very funny writer' TRUMAN CAPOTE'I am going on a trip. Wait until I tell you about it. it's terrible.'Miss Goering, an eccentric, impulsive New York heiress, resides i...