Milk fed

Sharp and bawdy, this novel moves between appetite, desire and faith with a wit that rarely lets up. Its heroine's relationship with food and her hunger for sex run through a story that is as inventive as it is frank. Readers who know Melissa Broder will recognize her fearless, surreal approach, which turns the body and the sacred into subjects for comedy and heat.

The book is written by the author of The Pisces, whose earlier novel was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. It suits readers who want fiction that treats sexuality openly and mixes it with dark humor and strange, vivid imagery.