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All-Night Pharmacy

A Novel

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All-Night Pharmacy

By: Ruth Madievsky
Narrated by: Moniqua Plante
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On the night of her high school graduation, a young woman follows her older sister Debbie to Salvation, a Los Angeles bar patronized by energy healers, aspiring actors, and all-around misfits. After the two share a bag of unidentified pills, the evening turns into a haze of sensual and risky interactions—nothing unusual for two sisters bound in an incredibly toxic relationship. Our unnamed narrator has always been under the spell of the alluring and rebellious Debbie and, despite her own hesitations, she has always said yes to nights like these. That is, until Debbie disappears.

Falling deeper into the life she cultivated with her sister, our narrator gets a job as an emergency room secretary where she steals pills to sell on the side. Cue Sasha, a Jewish refugee from the former Soviet Union who arrives at the hospital claiming to be a psychic tasked with acting as the narrator's spiritual guide. The nature of this relationship evolves and blurs, a kaleidoscope of friendship, sex, mysticism, and ambiguous power dynamics.

With prose pulsing like a neon sign, All-Night Pharmacy is an intoxicating portrait of a young woman consumed with unease over how a person should be. As she attempts sobriety and sexual embodiment, she must decide whether to search for her estranged sister, or allow her to remain a relic of the past.

©2023 Ruth Madievsky (P)2023 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Dark Humor Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Jewish Jewish Heritage Literature & Fiction World Literature Comedy
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There are some wonderful moments in this book, but it’s a lot of exposition and tangents. It probably could have been 50% shorter

Not much happens

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Beautifully written and narration, elevates the story, making it all too real. An interesting blend of matter of fact, exciting and emotive. Makes you believe in surviving.

Well done in all aspects

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I could so relate to this story. The details and the story are superb. The reader was perfect for the role

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This is one of the most brilliantly written books I’ve read. The metaphors and descriptions and prose is beyond excellent. Each word is expertly chosen to craft a lushly fleshed out story. And while interesting, it is painful from start to finish. The characters are written with such clarity that they are both believable and palpably cringeworthy. It’s not a comfortable story. It’s so melancholy that you feel it, and yet there is a strong underlying message of hope and reconciliation. I would read it again just for linguistic artistry.

Odd yet wonderful

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Not that much happens beyond the dysfunction and all sorts of addiction, yet I couldn’t wait to get back to it. I attribute that to the writing and the well-matched reader. These characters may be familiar to many of us, for better or worse. The story does not bog down in Debbie’s chaos or the narrator’s self-absorption and, all told, is optimistic.

Well written

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