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An exhilarating novel about a group of students who take revenge on a wunderkind professor after she destroys one of their own-- a story of collective drive to create, sabotage, and ultimately, to love.
Caroline Zancan is the author of the novel Local Girls. She is a graduate of Kenyon College and holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars. A Senior Editor at Henry Holt, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their children.
"Caroline Zancan’s wizardry is difficult to summarize: her prose is
precise, deft, cutting—summing up a glance, an intent, a person’s
inner weather with perfect efficiency, and making it look easy. We
Wish You Luck is a book for anyone who’s ever had literature change
their life. It makes the undeniable case for the power of words on
a page—their power to make us, and to break us apart
completely."
—Rachel Khong, author of Goodbye, Vitamin
"A twisted campus novel told in the third person, which
collectively expresses the perspective of three ambitious,
brilliant students.... It's a rollicking read that offers a sharp
take on the creative process, revenge, and envy." —Elle
“Elegant and enthralling” —Newsweek
"A classic tale of revenge and redemption, as well as love and
friendship, and success and ambition.... Zancan adeptly
describes the naked wanting, aspirations, and work that are part of
the MFA experience, but she also shows how devastating cruelty or
even mere criticism can be depending on how it is received and the
recipient’s mindset. The novel’s characters are
multi-dimensional..." —Bust
"Zancan does a wonderful job of describing the characters who
populate this program, with excellent pacing and a momentum that
turns the MFA life into a gripping story of professional and
personal revenge." —The Millions (Most Anticipated List)
“Immersive and atmospheric, easy to stick with... We Wish You Luck
is a clever take down of the systems and privileges of writing
programs and the academicification of creative writing.”
—BookRiot
"So unbelievably satisfying.” —HelloGiggles
“Literary catnip...young writers, bad teachers, revenge, poetry. A
Eugenides-esque chorus of students narrate the events of their time
at a low residency MFA program in Vermont.” —Emily Temple, Lit
Hub
"[An] elaborate revenge plot, which I just had to see through
to the last dark deed.” —Kiki Koroshetz, Goop
"[I]nventive, addictive.... Zancan excels at portraying the
claustrophobia and competitiveness that can arise when someone is
near others who share the same goals. This ambitious novel about
love and revenge reads like a thriller, while asking probing
questions about what it means to make art and how artists influence
each other, for better or worse.” —Publishers Weekly
"[C]aptures the fraught environment of almost-grown-ups on campus
in sharp, unsparing detail and with lyrical momentum.... [A]sks
intriguing questions about power, complicity, and the urge to tell
someone else’s story.” —Kirkus
“Zancan weaves together an extraordinary story peopled by
fascinating characters who are not easily forgotten. She explores
the communal process of literary production and creates a palpable
tension between creation and destruction that will keep readers
engaged.” —Booklist
“A seductive and tightly controlled literary revenge story. With a
dash of The Secret History, We Wish You Luck is a
wonderful, hypnotic novel about craft, narrative, and the stakes of
literary production.” —Lydia Kiesling, author of The Golden
State
“We Wish You Luck is a thrilling tale, a puzzle that isn’t so
much assembled as revealed by its crafty chorus of We. I loved
watching the story unfold, and I loved never knowing if the
collective impulse was to create or destroy. A smart, fun
read.”
—Lindsay Hunter, author of Eat Only When You’re
Hungry and Ugly Girls
“A coming-of-age story filled with fascinating, richly imagined
characters, Zancan tells the story of writers and their intricate,
at times darkly ruinous desires. It’s rare to describe a book about
writing as ‘addictive,’ but that’s exactly what Zancan has done
here.”
—Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses
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