Bad Marie

Reading Marcy Dermanskys Bad Marie is like spending a rainy afternoon in a smaller, older movie theater watching a charming French movie with a woman (or a man) youve just met on the street and already like far too much. Its sinful in all the right ways, delicate, seditious, and deliciously evil. Frederick Barthelme Dermansky excels at depicting extreme emotional states and how we rationalize them. Village Voice From the critically-acclaimed author of Twins, Marcy Dermansky, comes a highly original novel of Manhattan, Paris, and Mexico; of love and motherhood; and of life on the lam. Fans of Heather ONeill (Lullabies for Little Criminals) and A.M. Homes (Music for Torching) will revel in the wicked delights of Bad Marie.