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Mood swings : a novel / Frankie Barnet.
Set in a pre-apocalyptic world not unlike our own, 'Mood Swings' follows a young Instagram poet who starts an affair with a California billionaire whos promised a time machine that will make everything normal again - whatever that means. Frankie Barnet lives in Montreal, QC.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780771010187 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 350 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: Trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : McClelland & Stewart, 2024.
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| Subject: | Instagram (Electronic resource) > Fiction. Billionaires > Fiction. Cosplay > Fiction. Poets > Fiction. Time travel > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Apocalyptic fiction. Satirical fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Barne | 31681010375640 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
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Shorlisted for the 2024 Grand Prix du livre de Montréal
Longlisted for the 2025 Leacock Medal for Humour
In a pre-apocalyptic world not unlike our own, a young Instagram poet starts an affair with a California billionaire whoâs promised a time machine that will make everything normal againâwhatever that means.
Everyone knows somethingâs off, but nobody can agree on just what it is. Maybe itâs the weather; maybe itâs because everyoneâs so sensitive these days.
Jenlena and Daphne are two aimless humanities grads living in a crumbling Montreal when animals besiege cities and towns across the world, terrorizing their human residents. Though shocking, the threat is quickly neutralized when the animals are killed en masse for the safety of humanity. In the post-fauna world, Jenlena is transformed, shaking off her characteristic passivity to capitalize on other peopleâs heartbreak and grief by selling plants that have come to replace pets, and impersonating dogs for pay. Meanwhile, Daphne, a once-promising student, flounders in a deep depression, smoking weed and slacking off at work to hang out with her cancelled boyfriend. When Jenlena meets the California billionaire Roderick Maeve, and the two become romantically entangled, she is exposed to a new understanding of wealth, power, and the gender economyâjust as the world hurtles toward its alleged salvation.
Marked with Frankie Barnetâs poignant intelligence and sly sense of humour, Mood Swings is a stand-out debut.
