Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

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National Bestseller A brilliantly original and funny novel about a sex therapist's transcriptionist who falls in love with a client while listening to her sessions. When they accidentally meet in real life, an explosive affair ensues. Greta lives with her friend Sabine in an ancient Dutch farmhouse in Hudson, New York. The house, built in 1737, is unrenovated, uninsulated, and full of bees. Greta spends her days transcribing therapy sessions for a sex coach who calls himself Om. She becomes infatuated with his newest client, a repressed married woman she affectionately refers to as Big Swiss, since she's tall, stoic, and originally from Switzerland. Greta is fascinated by Big Swiss's refreshing attitude toward trauma. They both have dark histories, but Big Swiss chooses to remain unattached to her suffering while Greta continues to be tortured by her past. One day, Greta recognizes Big Swiss's voice at the dog park. In a panic, she introduces herself with a fake name, and they quickly become enmeshed. Although Big Swiss is unaware of Greta's true identity, Greta has never been more herself with anyone. Her attraction to Big Swiss overrides her guilt, and she'll do anything to sustain the relationship.. Bold, outlandish, and filled with irresistible characters, Big Swiss is both a love story, and also a deft examination of infidelity, mental health, sexual stereotypes.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - Adult
    • Format - Hardcover
    • Dimensions - 5.6" W x 8.4" H x 1.2" D
    • Genre - Fiction
    • Publisher - Scribner, Publication date - 02-07-2023
    • Page count - 336
    • ISBN - 9781982153083
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3 reviews
2 years ago
from Portland

Big Drama

This is an amazing book about an unlikely affair between two very different women. It is often very funny, although it is also goes to some very dark places as well.

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2 years ago
from NJ

Fantastic Read

Highly original (although if you’re a Beagin reader you recognize her quirky quirky style). Amazing story with wild characters. At times laugh out loud funny. At others, thought-provoking thought it never takes itself too seriously. Highly recommend this book as well as Beagins’ prior two books. She is on my “must read” list of authors.

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3 years ago
from Los Angeles, CA

SUPER ORIGINAL: CHAOTIC YET HEARTWARMING

Just finished this book and I can't stop thinking about it! I usually read fantasy and romance so I decided to take a chance with this one because I liked the cover. If you want something fun, bizarre, and a little dark, this is the book for you! The characters are unhinged yet relatable and the writing is chaotic but creative. I loved every minute of this book and would look forward to reading it every day. My new goal in life is to get a dog and name him Pinon <3

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