The breathtaking story of the boy who lost his face - funny, sad, and wicked. Alina Bronsky tells of the departure from isolation, the hope for understanding, the longing to be recognized as who you truly are - and thus everything that comes with growing up. Hilariously funny, heart-wrenchingly sad, and wonderfully wicked time and again. In Alina Bronsky's third novel, the pace is so rapid that you don't know whether to laugh or cry. Her youthful hero has survived a pit bull attack on his face, wants nothing to do with life, and life wants nothing to do with him. Marek has deleted his girlfriend's number forever. He only dares to go out at night, and even then only with sunglasses. What begins as the ultimate humiliation - being sent by his single mother to a self-help group.