Towelhead
A Novel
$31.95
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2006
Summary
A dark, deliciously grown-up take on Judy Blume - the story of a young girl’s challenging coming-of-age that is funnier than it ought to be.
Jasira, a teenaged Arab-American girl, is sent away by her mother to live with her father, after the mother’s boyfriend begins paying her too much attention. But Jasira’s father is unable to show her the affection she craves, or to handle her feelings about her rapidly changing body. America is about to go to war in Kuwait, and Jasira becomes eve…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780747267041 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0747267049 |
| Author: | Alicia Erian |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Review |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2006 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
‘Sexy, sad and subtly written… a ferociously funny, tartly individual voice’
‘An arch, coyly sexy book that’s as nervy as its title… Erian gives this gutsy book its full share of unthinkable questions’ * New York Times *‘Sexy, sad and subtly written… a ferociously funny, tartly individual voice’ * Scotland on Sunday *‘At once innocent and knowing, childlike and sinister’ * Independent *‘As funny, disturbing and gripping a coming-of-age story as I can imagine’ * Alan Bissett *
About The Author
Alicia Erian
Alicia Erian was born in the US to Arab American parents. She is the author of the acclaimed collection of stories, THE BRUTAL LANGUAGE OF LOVE. TOWELHEAD is her first novel.
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