02011cam a2200325 i 4500 357722004 TxAuBib 140506s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014008520 9781439172568 hardback 1439172560 hardback 9781439172575 paperback 1439172579 paperback (OCoLC)967822781 DLC eng DLC rda TxAuBib rda July, Miranda, 1974- The first bad man : a novel / Miranda July. New York : Scribner, 2015. pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when she was six, who sometimes recurs as other peoples babies. Cheryl is also obsessed with Phillip, a philandering board member at the womens self-defense nonprofit where she works. She believes theyve been making love for many lifetimes, though they have yet to consummate in this one. When Cheryls bosses ask if their twenty-one-year-old daughter, Clee, can move into her house for a little while, Cheryls eccentrically ordered world explodes. And yet it is Clee--the selfish, cruel blond bombshell--who bullies Cheryl into reality and, unexpectedly, provides her the love of a lifetime. Tender, gripping, slyly hilarious, infused with raging sexual obsession and fierce maternal love, Miranda Julys first novel confirms her as a spectacularly original, iconic, and important voice today, and a writer for all time. The First Bad Man is dazzling, disorienting, and unforgettable"-- Provided by publisher. Middle-aged women. Man-woman relationships. FICTION / Literary. FICTION / Contemporary Women. FICTION / Humorous Fiction. QS7