Best Offer Wins - real estate book in DC
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231126811-best-offer-wins
This might be relatable for many people around here. I like how the genre is horror lol. An insanely competitive housing market. A desperate buyer on the edge. In Marisa Kashino’s darkly humorous debut novel, Best Offer Wins, the white picket fence becomes the ultimate symbol of success—and obsession. How far would you go for the house of your dreams? Eighteen months and 11 lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the overheated Washington, DC suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo Miyake gets a tip about the perfect house, in the perfect neighborhood, slated to come up for sale in one month. Desperate to escape the cramped apartment she shares with her husband Ian — and in turn, get their marriage, plan to have a baby, and whole life back on track — Margo becomes obsessed with buying the house before it’s publicly listed and the masses descend (with unbeatable, all-cash offers in hand). A little stalking? Harmless. A bit of trespassing? Necessary. As Margo infiltrates the homeowners’ lives, her tactics grow increasingly unhinged—but just when she thinks she’s won them over, she hits a snag in her plan. Undeterred, Margo will prove again and again that there’s no boundary she won’t cross to seize the dream life she’s been chasing. The most unsettling part? You’ll root for her, even as you gasp in disbelief. Dark, biting, and laugh-out-loud funny, Best Offer Wins is a propulsive debut and a razor-sharp exploration of class, ambition, and the modern housing crisis. |
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| I requested it on Netgalley. |
Anonymous
| I found it in Discover, new releases for November. Obviously every book recommended on DCUM isn't done by the author. |
Anonymous
| Already a wait list on the ebook and audio through MoCo library. Good for Marissa! |
Anonymous
Books that are local seem to have this affect.....Culpability, Anne Tyler, Sara Goodman Confino.... |
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| Looking forward to hearing reviews. Love books set locally. |
Anonymous
Yes me too! I came across a part where a character is running in the Rock Creek Park (Horse)....I also run in the RCP! |
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Best Offer Wins is a Book of the Month selection for December. Well done Marissa, that's a great accomplishment for a debut author.
I look forward to reading it. ** I am not associated in any way with her. I just saw it on my social media feed. December's books are not available quite yet. I assume they will be up on Friday. |
Anonymous
She will be at Wonderland in Bethesda next week. |
Anonymous
Try Aggie Blum Thompson then...I enjoyed Such a Lovely Family, set in a thinly veiled Kenwood. |
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| I am 45 on a library wait list 😀 |
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| I put audio book on hold with Montgomery County libraries maybe at the beginning of November. It came off hold a couple days ago already with a message that popped up saying the library bought additional copies. |
Anonymous
+1 I loved that too |
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120+ waits at MCPL. But it hasn't come out yet, it's still on order with them. |
Anonymous
| I just started this today and I'm curious where the story is going, with thriller and horror tags on Goodreads. |