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!

Excellent

Loved it. Content warming - explicit sexuality and sexual acts. Really enjoyed it. Not listened to anything quite like it before. Heard about it after listening to the author on Esther Perel’s podcast and became intrigued. The book did not disappoint. Have recommended to other women in their 40s!

What a ride

Wow. First Miranda July, and it took a while, but I am a convert and adoring fan. (Peri)menopause, FMH, trauma, love, sex, existentialism, ENM, queerness, gender diversity. It has it all. Sometimes bizarre and often tender, deeply human throughout. I may immediately start it again.

Exquisite

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