Title: People with No Charisma Author: Jente Posthuma

Product Details: ISBN: 9781761381348 Format: Paperback / softback Pages: 176 Dims (mm): 129 x 197 Pub Date: 29-07-25 Pub Country: Australia Condition: NEW

Description: From the International Booker Prize- shortlisted author of What I'd Rather Not Think About comes a darkly humorous novel about multigenerational family dynamics and individuality in Dutch suburbia. An unnamed narrator grows up overshadowed by her unconventional mother, an ex-Jehovah's witness and former television star with an inferiority complex. Her father is the head of a psychiatric institution, whose only form of parenting is to offer his daughter the same life advice he dispenses to his patients. Reserved and somewhat aloof, he chooses not to intervene when his wife obsesses about charisma, calorie counting, and turning their daughter into a child prodigy. Their daughter strives to meet her mother's expectations and bond with her father while secretly worrying she lacks the drive or charisma to do anything significant with her life. When her mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she begins to address their generational trauma, forge a new relationship with her father, and discover life on her terms. In twelve chapters - each reflecting a different phase of life - Posthuma expertly dissects a fraught family history, exposing the absurdity that often lies at the heart of life's most poignant and challenging moments. 'From award-winning Dutch author Posthuma comes this novella about a young Dutch girl growing up in a complex and unconventional family ... funny and poignant ... A thought-provoking novel about finding one's place in the world.' -Merie Jacob, Booklist Praise for What I

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