The Men Can’t Be Saved

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*AMOSTANTICIPATEDBOOKOFSUMMER2023*NYLON*THEMILLIONS*LITHUB*DEBUTIFUL*ANDMORE!*“Blistering...MadMenambitionmeetsanepic,existentialmeltdown.“--VANITYFAIR,20BestBooksof2023“[Purkertis]asharplyfunnyobserverofmalefoibles,20-somethingangst,andthemodernworkplace.“--WASHINGTONPOST“A21st-CenturyCatcherintheRye...startlinglyfunny.“--ESQUIRE“IlaughedmoretimesthanIcancount...Aphenomenaldebutnovelbyoneofmyfavoritewriters.“--CLINTSMITH,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofHowtheWordIsPassedAknockoutdebutnovelthattacklesahauntingquestion:Whatdoourjobsdotooursouls?Sethisajuniorcopywriterwhoselatesttaglinejustwentviral.He’stheagency’shottestnewstar,oratleasthewantshiscoworkercrushtothinkso.Butwhilehe’sbusydroolingoverhisfuturecorneroffice,thewallscrumblearoundhim.Whenhisjobletshimgo,hecan’tletgoofhisjob.Unfortunately,oneformercolleaguecan’tlethimgoeither:Robert“Moon“McCloone,askeezyon-the-riseexecbettersuitedtoafrathousethanaboardroom.SethtriestoforgetMoonandrediscoverhisspiritualself;hestudiesKabbalahwithanOrthodoxrabbibydaywhilepoppingillegalprescriptionpillsbynight.Butwitheachmisstep,Sethstraysfartherfromsalvation--thoughhemightgetthere,ifhecouldonlygetoutofhisownway.Inhisdebutnovel,Purkertincisivelypeelsbackthelayersofthemaleego,revealingwhat’srottenandwhatmightberedeemed.Brimmingwithwit,irreverence,andsoul-searching,TheMenCan’tBeSavedisastartlinglyoriginalexaminationofwork,sex,addiction,religion,branding,andourselves.


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