VINCENT GILVARRY

Patrice Sinclair has mastered the art of moving effortlessly through the glittering world of wealth, charm, and curated perfection, until she sees it for what it actually is. After a series of encounters with captivating but shallow men, and a quietly devastating experience of humiliation, Patrice stops absorbing disappointment and starts to observe it. Her response is an anonymous, razor-sharp novel that holds a mirror up to the narcissism, vanity, and performative sensitivity of the elite.
When the book becomes a sensation, outrage and recognition ripple through high society, exposing uncomfortable truths that no one can deny. Pretentious is a stylish, incisive, and darkly funny novel about power and perception, and a woman who stops trying to be chosen and decides to do something about it.