A Touch of Jen

Remy and Alicia are bound by a shared obsession with Jen, a beautiful former co-worker of Remy's who now seems to be following her bliss as a globe-trotting jewelry designer. They are invited on a surfing trip to the Hamptons with her wealthy boyfriend and their group, but violent desire and class resentment bubble beneath the surface, threatening to erupt. A Touch of Jen is a sly, unflinching examination of the hidden drives that lurk just outside the frame of our carefully curated selves.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

A Touch of Jen is a novel that promises to be the most fun you'll have this summer. Written by Emily Temple, it follows the story of Remy and Alicia, a couple of insecure service workers who are bound by a shared obsession with Jen, a beautiful former co-worker of Remy's who now seems to be living her bliss as a globe-trotting jewelry designer.

In and outside the bedroom, Remy and Alicia's entire relationship revolves around fantasies of Jen, whose every Instagram caption, outfit, and new age mantra they know by heart. Imagine their confused excitement when they run into Jen, in the flesh, and she invites them on a surfing trip to the Hamptons with her wealthy boyfriend and their group.

Once there, Remy and Alicia try (a little too hard) to fit into Jen's exalted social circle, but violent desire and class resentment bubble beneath the surface of this beachside paradise, threatening to erupt. As small disturbances escalate into outright horror, we find ourselves tumbling with Remy and Alicia into an uncanny alternate reality, one shaped by their most unspeakable, deviant, and intoxicating fantasies.

A Touch of Jen is a novel that blends millennial social comedy with psychedelic horror, offering a sly and unflinching examination of the hidden drives that lurk just outside the frame of our carefully curated selves. It is a wild and entertaining ride that will leave you questioning what self-actualization truly means and how far we are willing to go to pursue our desires.

Weight: 282g
Dimension: 208 x 139 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780316704274