The Paper Wasp

By Lauren Acampora

Book Overview

Take The Talented Mr. Ripley, cross it with Suspiria, add a dash of La La Land and mix it all at midnight and this arty psychological stalker novel is what might result.--New York Times Book Review

Hailed as a Best Book of the Summer by the New York Times, O Magazine, Elle, Town & Country, and BBC.com, among others, Lauren Acampora's debut novel The Paper Waspis a riveting knife-edge story of two women's dark friendship of twisted ambition set against the backdrop of contemporary Hollywood. Beguiling and unexpected, The Paper Wasp is a journey into the psyche and imagination of a woman determined to fulfill her destiny, from one of our most unique and incisive writers.

A hypnotic tale of codependence that skewers our fascination with gossip and fame.--O Magazine, The Best Books by Women of Summer 2019

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802148816
• ISBN13: 9780802148810
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"