All Fours

Hardback Published on: 16/05/2024
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All Fours
MIRANDA!!!! WOW!!
ALL FOURS washed over me like a wonderful strange dream. you think for a minute that this is a book about a man and for that hot minute it is beautifully... READ MORE
Alice
All Fours
Miranda July is BACK!
I remember being twenty years old and reading a story or two from Miranda July's debut collection No-One Belongs Here More Than You on my lunch break. Putt... READ MORE
Red
All Fours
It’s hard to be knocked down when you’re on…
All Fours by Miranda July is a novel about going on a journey of discovery and getting to know yourself when you’re a fully grown adult with people who dep... READ MORE
Lauren at Birmingham
All Fours
Unhinged and Brilliant
What I thought was going to be a novel about a road trip where a woman finds her ‘true self’ turned into an unhinged, spiky, menopausal, midlife crisis tha... READ MORE
Emma at Waterstones Fareham Whiteley

Synopsis

A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country from LA to NY. Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey.
Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, *All Fours* tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom. Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic and domestic life of a 45-year-old female artist, *All Fours* transcends expectations while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman. Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Canongate Books
  • ISBN: 9781838853440
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 242 x 158 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 540g
  • Languages: English

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All Fours
Fantastic read!
Oh how I love reading the story of a woman unravelling, especially if the character study is actually an exploration of what could be considered a mid-life... READ MORE
Martina C.
All Fours
Original and unusual
This book is like nothing I’ve ever read before! When the narrator is persuaded to drive to New York from her home in L,A rather than fly, she sets off... READ MORE
Gemsiek
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Certainly something different!
I listened to this book on Audible because, apparently, it radically changed a lot of women’s lives in the United States, and threatened to free women from... READ MORE
Jim Sweetman
All Fours
Interesting
I enjoyed this book and thought it touched on some really interesting themes in a thoughtful and relatable way. However, at times I did find the protagonis... READ MORE
AKH
All Fours
Women's Prize Fiction Longlisted 2025
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy. This book first came to my attention on Between The Covers last year but I wasn't sure how I felt about ... READ MORE
Fiona Sharp
All Fours
Stick with it!
Once you get past the opening bonkersness of spending 20,000 dollars on decorating a dingy motel room, this book has some interesting things to say about h... READ MORE
Claire Randolph
All Fours
Surreal and funny
I really don't know how I feel about this book. It was funnier than I expected but quite surreal and off kilter in places. It felt like it was doing a lot ... READ MORE
Katy Wheatley
All Fours
a confused journey
I really wanted to like this book. There were moments when I genuinely enjoyed the writing style, the perspective, and the sense of journey it seemed to be... READ MORE
Katie Fowler