Wetlands (novel)

Wetlands (German: Feuchtgebiete) is Charlotte Roche's debut novel. Partly autobiographical, it was first published in German in 2008 by M. DuMont Schauberg and was the world's best-selling novel in March 2008. For supporters it is a piece of erotic literature; for critics it is cleverly marketed pornography. It was published in English as Wetlands by Grove Press in April 2009.
The title, which might be translated as "wetlands" or "damp areas," here refers to a woman's genitals.
Plot
Set in an anonymous German city, Wetlands is told by 18 year-old Helen Memel, a schoolgirl who spends some days in the proctological ward of a hospital to be treated for anal fissure caused by the careless shaving of her anal hair. Deep at heart Helen is lonely and bored, and has been so since the breakup of her parents' marriage. Her secret plan is to reunite her father and mother by having them visit her at the same time....