Wrecked

Charlotte Roche was born in 1978 in High Wycombe, England, but was brought up and lives in Germany. She has been a highly respected presenter on the German equivalent of MTV. Her first novel, "Wetlands," was an international publishing sensation, selling over 2 million copies worldwide.

"In this follow-up to her 2009 bestselling debut novel "Wetlands," the British-born, German author Charlotte Roche is once again out to shock. . . . "Wrecked" is likely to become a cult classic, "American Psycho" by way of Catherine Millet, as Roche places domestic sex at the forefront of contemporary erotic culture."--"Financial Times" "Reading this book is like visiting another planet, but I think I should go there more often. . . . Sex is the bait with which Roche lures us into a dark and psychologically complex novel that addresses some difficult themes: the shortcomings of the women's movement; the psychological consequences of familial breakdown and bereavement; the pressures of being a mother in this bewildering, hyper-self-conscious age. . . . I find Roche's brand of bloody-minded emotional openness inspiring. If women's liberation means freeing us to be more truly ourselves, we should celebrate a writer like Roche, whose voice is defiantly, shamelessly her own."--"Guardian" "Roche's style is hauntingly disarming; beneath Elizabeth's surface narrative lie troubling themes of personal deprecation, sexual promiscuity, and the affecting nature of familial relationships."--"Bust" "There are things in this book that could even spark a new sexual revolution." --"Stern" "Elizabeth Kiehl is a mother, wife, photographer, daughter, ex-wife (sort of), ex-wild child, confused feminist, militant atheist and survivor. . . There are moments of fascinating psychology, as well as deceptively muted visceral screams, and by the end of the book, one is not sure whether to admire, pity, or detest Elizabeth. . . For some readers, the mesmerizing if unsettling narrative might be groundbreaking."--"Kirkus Reviews" "A frank, nuanced, and gripping look at what makes a good marriage . . . The novel dispenses its ideas with disarming simplicity, but no one should let that fool them into thinking that it lacks complexity or relevance. Roche has written