All Fours
A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country from LA to NY.
Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey.
Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction.
With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom.
Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive.
A 2024 Book of the Year pick for BBC R4 Open Book, The Observer, GQ, Grazia, Hero, I-D, Nylon.
Synopsis
A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country from LA to NY.
Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey.
Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction.
With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom.
Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive.
A 2024 Book of the Year pick for BBC R4 Open Book, The Observer, GQ, Grazia, Hero, I-D, Nylon.