Salem, Massachusetts, 1851: McGlue is in the hold, still too drunk to be sure of his name or situation - he may have killed a man. That man may have been his best friend. Now, McGlue wants one thing and one thing only: a drink. Man Booker Shortlisted Ottessa Moshfegh's blistering first novel gives us an unforgettable blackguard on a knife-sharp voyage through the fogs of recollection.