My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh (Jonathan Cape, £12.99)
”I’ll show you how easy this is”: Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh is drawn to characters unwilling or unable to keep to the rules. They refuse to wash themselves or brush their teeth; they binge on sex or substances; and they conceal their dirty habits from those around them.