The Only Girl In The Car
$19.98
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2004
Summary
‘Riveting reading. As coming-of-age memoirs go, this is one of the best’ - Marie Claire
From the moment fourteen-year-old Kathy decides to lose her virginity and reels in her prey, she is headed for trouble. One cold, raw March night, parked in a car on the outskirts of town with four boys she thought were her friends, she finds it.
This is the story of a young girl - the oldest daughter in a Catholic family of six children - struggling to find her proper place in the world. S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099761617 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099761610 |
| Author: | Kathy Dobie |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 165g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
Compelling… a fascinating read… Dobie proves there’s nothing in life we can’t get over
Compelling… a fascinating read… Dobie proves there’s nothing in life we can’t get over * Big Issue *
Dobie brings the memory of childhood alive… out of tragedy comes eventual redemption, through writing and Dobie’s discovery of the inside world of imagination… The message remains a powerful one * Daily Telegraph *
A simple, moving account, asking little of the reader but earning a lot * Observer *
[A] harrowing memoir * Daily Mirror *
About The Author
Kathy Dobie
Kathy Dobie is a successful young New York journalist who has written for Harper’s, The Village Voice, Salon and other publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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