Download The Broken Teaglass AudioBook Free
The dusty files of an venerable dictionary publisher . . . a concealed cache of coded hints . . . a story compiled by a phantom writer . . . an unsolved murder in a gritty metropolitan playground–all collide memorably in Emily Arsenault’s spectacular debut, simultaneously a teasing literary puzzle, a nifty little suspense book, and an exploration of meanings: of words, of who we could, and of the tales we choose to determine us.
In the maze of cubicles at Samuelson Company, editors toil away in silence, studying the British dialect, poring over new expressions and newly coined words–all in planning for another new model of the Samuelson Dictionary. Included in this is editorial associate Billy Webb, just out of university, struggling to remain awake and appearance competent. But there are a few distractions. His intriguing coworker Mona Minot may or might not exactly be flirting with him. And he’s needs to sense something dubious occurring beneath this company’s educational facade.
Mona has just made a startling discovery: a trove of puzzling citations, all taken from the same book, The Broken Teaglass. Billy and Mona soon learn that no such book exists. Plus the quotations from it are far too long, twisting, and bizarre for just about any dictionary. They read such as a confessional, coyly hinting at a concealed identity, a top secret liaison, a criminal offense. As Billy and Mona ransack the office files, a chilling account starts to emerge: a tale about a unhappy young girl, a long-unsolved unknown, an instant of shattering violence. And as they piece together its fragments, the puzzle starts to defend myself against bigger personal interpretation for both of these, compelling these to redefine their notions of themselves and each other.
Recharged with wit and intellect, arranged against a sweetly careful love account, The Broken Teaglass is an account that will joy lovers of words, lovers of mysteries, and admirers of smart, funny, brilliantly inventive fiction.
