Sweet Fury, Sash Bischoff
Sweet Fury, Sash Bischoff
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Sweet Fury

Author: Sash Bischoff

Narrator: Sash Bischoff

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2025

Categories: Fiction, Feminist


Synopsis

When a beloved actress is cast in a feminist adaptation of a Fitzgerald classic, she finds herself the victim in a deadly game of revenge in which everyone, on screen and off, is playing a part.

“A breathlessly fun, dark, and twisty tale of feminist revenge.” —Lisa Genova, New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice

Lila Crayne is America’s sweetheart: she’s generous and kind, gorgeous and magnetic. She and her fiancé, visionary filmmaker Kurt Royall, have settled into a stunning new West Village apartment and are set to begin filming their feminist adaptation of Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night.

To prepare for the leading role, Lila begins working with accomplished therapist Jonah Gabriel to dig into the trauma of her past. Soon, Lila’s impeccably manicured life begins to unravel on the therapy couch—and Jonah is just the man to pick up the pieces. But everyone has a secret, and no one is quite who they seem.

A twisty, thought-provoking, “wildly imaginative” (Joyce Carol Oates) novel of construction and deconstruction in conversation with the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sweet Fury is a bold critique of America’s deep-rooted misogyny. With this novel, Bischoff probes the blurred lines between victim and perpetrator and examines the true meaning of justice.

About Sash Bischoff

Sash Bischoff is a writer and theater director. She has written plays that have been developed at theaters throughout the US. As a director, she has worked on Broadway and off. Broadway/National Tours include Dear Evan HansenThe VisitOn the TownHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Shrek. Sash grew up as an actor and won the National Arts Award (NFAA) for Acting. She currently lives in New York with her husband and their many pets. Sweet Fury is her first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on December 30, 2024

A Feminist Retelling of Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night? While everyone in this novel is a self-proclaimed feminist, this book is devoid of female pleasure. How can Kurt be in his 50’s and not know his way around a woman’s body? Lila should have given him a copy of “She Comes First” with the relevan......more

Goodreads review by Linzie (suspenseisthrillingme) on February 13, 2025

With Hollywood vibes and deeply eloquent prose, this love letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald was much more thought-provoking than I ever imagined. After all, Sweet Fury broached some truly serious themes. Critiquing toxic relationships, feminism, and misogyny in turn, it was a stellar look at both throug......more

Goodreads review by Jillian on December 08, 2024

Actress Lila Crayne and producer Kurt Royall are an unstoppable filmmaking team. They’re partners in life as well as business, and they’re seen as Hollywood’s “it couple.” But when Lila enters into therapy as part of research for a role, her therapist, Jonah Gabriel, is concerned by what she tells h......more

Goodreads review by Zoë on March 03, 2025

1.5 if I’m being honest but I don’t want to talk about it lol......more

Goodreads review by Justin on January 24, 2025

4.25 stars A tense, engrossing psychological suspense, Sweet Fury's promo material heavily mentions The Silent Patient, while genre-wise not exactly the same (The Silent Patient a thriller, Sweet Fury a drama—goes a lot more in depth in its characters' psyche), I understand the comparison in that bot......more


Quotes

"A feminist film script of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s TENDER IS THE NIGHT, about a psychiatrist and his unstable wife, plays a large part in Bischoff’s latest work, narrated by the author. Hollywood star Lila Crayne will play the wife; her husband, Kurt, is the director. Lila seeks help from therapist Dr. Jonah Gabriel regarding her character development. Bishchoff infuses Dr. Gabriel with calm control even though it’s a conflict of interest for him to take Lila on as a client because he’s carried a torch for her since their college days. During their sessions, Bishchoff believably portrays the distraught Lila as she describes real-life spousal abuse by her husband. Adding to the drama is Bischoff’s portrayal of the animosity Lila’s mother feels toward her son-in-law."