I laugh me broken - Bridget Van der Zijpp

'Chaotic modernity is . . . narrated with astute clarity'i-D Magazine

A fearless novel that tackles a difficult subject,I laugh me brokentells the story of a woman finding the courage to face her genetic heritage.

When Ginny makes contact with her estranged relatives and discovers that her genetic heritage may contain a devastating fault, she bolts to Berlin, leaving her loving fianc in the dark.

Rather than face up to the life-changing implications of this news, she loses herself inthe transient, hedonistic city. As she meets its inhabitants and absorbs their tangle of stories, she tries to gather the courage to take the genetic test that will either free her or define her future.

I laugh me brokenis a sharply-drawn, courageous novel exploring the human condition, the inescapability of the past and the choices that are ours to make.