All Fours

By: Miranda July

Narrated by: Miranda July

A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country from LA to NY. Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel and immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of an entirely different journey.

Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom. Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic and domestic life of a 45-year-old female artist, All Fours transcends expectations while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman. Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive.

©2024 Miranda July (P)2024 Canongate Books

Critic reviews

"A giddy, bold, mind-blowing tour de force by one of our most important literary writers. Funny, honest, rich with the energy of the mind, All Fours will jump-start your relation to language and cause you to think anew about the nature of desire." (GEORGE SAUNDERS)

"All Fours is profound and bawdy and deeply human, a brilliant work of art from a completely blown open and fearless mind." (EMMA CLINE)

Great story and excellent narration

Loved all of it. It’s the type of book you will want to re-listen.
A must-read for women over 40, and couples exploring ethical non monogamy

Relatable throughout

What a treat to be read to by Miranda herself. A brilliant story and performance, captivating right till the end. Relating to so much of it, I gobbled it up and am referring it to all my friends!

Exquisite

If not for the 15 word minimum limit, this entire review would be one word. Exquisite.

magically raw, truly special

There’s a deep place in my heart for readers who write from the heart and then read their work with such passion. Rarely do you get both. Thank you Marinda!

Sublime

Utterly sublime from start to finish. The book is read by the author Miranda July and this is everything, nothing else would fit. I highly recommend for all.