My Favourite Manson Girl
$44.21
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
8 August 2017
Summary
Perfect for fans of THE GIRLS, this is a bittersweet, honest, and widely acclaimed coming-of-age novel that distills honest truths about American girlhood.
Anna has had a miserable year. Everything feels wrong with her life. And rather than stay and face the mess, she steals a credit card and books herself a seat on the first flight out of town to Los Angeles, to crash with her sister. But soon after she lands, cold reality soon dawns on her: Hollywood isn’t the escape she ne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472150868 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472150864 |
| Author: | Alison Umminger |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | ATOM |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 211g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 131mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
Two new novels explore the story of the Manson murders by shoving the ringleader to the side and putting the girls (and girlhood itself) at the center of the narrative: The much-discussed The Girls by Emma Cline, and the less-analyzed, though no less worthy, American Girls by Alison Umminger. Cline and Umminger take a crime that seems impossible to understand, and show the girls behind it being fueled by feelings that are all too familiar. - The Atlantic
Messy, honest, and unflinchingly real. I can’t get this book out of my head. I don’t want to get this book out of my head.Funny, sad, often surprising, and just damned authentic. I know I won’t be the only one who didn’t want Anna’s glittery-dark Hollywood summer to end. - Emily M. Danforth, author of The Miseducation of Cameron PostAn unforgettable teen heroine - smart, observant, witty, and tough … an edgy coming-of-age novel that will appeal to adult readers as well as teens. Anna’s voice is as original as it is compelling - and ultimately it’s moving, too, as we detect the vulnerability behind her bravado. Umminger’s swift, razor-sharp prose makes this a fast-paced read, a lively and incisive treatment of teen-aged girlhood with seriously dark and provocative undertones. - Maggie Mitchell, author of Pretty IsAlison Umminger
Alison Umminger grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and as an undergraduate was the fourth woman to be elected president of The Harvard Lampoon. Today, she is an associate professor at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, where she lives with her husband, a blues musician, and their four-year-old daughter. My Favorite Manson Girl is her first book.
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