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“A satire both cutting and careful in its approach, The Glow is a triumph.”Elle

“Funny and satirical, Gaynor totally nails self-care as a personality type.”Grazia

“[A] razor-sharp satire.”The Irish Examiner

“Jessie Gaynor’s wildly funny, laser-eyed novel is Jane Austen on steroids. It’s that sharp, that wicked, that laceratingly true.”—Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours

“Deliciously tart and fizzy and absolutely intoxicating, The Glow is like a slim can of hard kombucha: a wellness tonic for people who like to make fun of the wellness industry.”—Leigh Stein, author of Self Care

“I tore through the book in a state of pure delight, pining to return to it whenever trivialities like ‘work’ or ‘sleep’ so rudely interrupted.”—Julia Pierpont, author of Among the Ten Thousand Things

“With terrifying wit, Jessie Gaynor shreds the overrated virtues of prosperity and healthy moisture barriers and extols the underrated virtues of irony and sanity.”—Tony Tulathimutte, author of Private Citizens

“Sparkling like dewy skin and laugh-out-loud funny, The Glow announces Jessie Gaynor as a compelling new novelist.”—Anna Dorn, author of Exalted