Abominations: Selected essays from a career of courting self-destruction showcases Lionel Shriver's relentlessly sceptical and deeply insightful thoughts on our contemporary era. Uniting essays from the Spectator, New York Times, Harper's magazine, Wall Street Journal, the Guardian and more, this compelling compilation also features never-before-published writing from the columnist, social satirist and novelist. A timely synthesis of Shriver's expansive work, Abominations is a confident offering from a provocative writer. It reveals Shriver at her most iconoclastic and personal. Relentlessly sceptical, cutting and contrarian but also frequently moving and vulnerable, this collection showcases her piquant opinions on a wide range of topics, including religion, politics, illness, mortality, family and friends, tennis, gender, immigration, consumerism, health care and taxes.