Tender, gripping, slyly hilarious, infused with raging sexual obsession and fierce maternal love, Miranda July's first novel confirms her as a spectacularly original, iconic, and important voice today, and a writer for all time. gripping, slyly hilarious, infused with raging sexual fantasies 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. Visual indication that the title is an audiobook. And yet it is Clee-the selfish, cruel blond bombshell-who bullies Cheryl into reality and, unexpectedly, provides her the love of a lifetime. The First Bad Man audiobook (Unabridged) &mid A Novel By Miranda July. When Cheryl's bosses ask if their twenty-one-year-old daughter, Clee, can move into her house for a little while, Cheryl's eccentrically ordered world explodes. She believes they've been making love for many lifetimes, though they have yet to consummate in this one. Cheryl is also obsessed with Phillip, a philandering board member at the women's self-defense nonprofit where she works. Calling her 'passive' would be a serious understatement. She is haunted by a baby boy she met when she was six, who sometimes recurs as other people's babies. Cheryl Glickman, the heroine of Miranda July's first novel, ' The First Bad Man ,' has self-esteem issues. Summary: "Here is Cheryl, a tightly-wound, vulnerable woman who lives alone, with a perpetual lump in her throat.
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