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Torn Skirt : A Novel by Rebecca Godfrey (2008, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100061567108

ISBN-139780061567100

eBay Product ID (ePID)63449295

Product Key Features

Book TitleTorn Skirt : a Novel

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicThrillers / Suspense, Literary, Coming of Age

Publication Year2008

GenreFiction

AuthorRebecca Godfrey

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight7.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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ReviewsA serious bullet of a book....Godfrey constantly impresses with her precise eye and impassioned tone. A bright new voice., I loved and believed that narrative of a 16 year old mind--immature, abandoned and yet exploding. It came from a heartfelt and true perception, an authentic writers' desire. Which made it rock., "I loved and believed that narrative of a 16 year old mind--immature, abandoned and yet exploding. It came from a heartfelt and true perception, an authentic writers' desire. Which made it rock." -- Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth "The Torn Skirt is a hot book, a thrilling romance of teen rage and longing -- like S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, except about girls." -- Mary Gaitskill, author of Two Girls, Fat and Thin "The Torn Skirt inspired a range of rabid fans, from literary hipsters to renegade kids." -- Rolling Stone "A serious bullet of a book....Godfrey constantly impresses with her precise eye and impassioned tone. A bright new voice." -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "No one understands the teenage mind like Rebecca Godfrey. An no one can penetrate its darkest recesses with such insight and compassion." -- Gary Shteyngart, author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook "Captivating . . . Stark and bewitching . . . A voice that is fresh, disaffected and angst-ridden . . . Sara is afflicted with an overwhelming sense of compassion . . . Her world is a persuasive one, as malignant and addictive as a cigarette." -- New York Times Book Review "A dizzying mix of hope and despair." -- Oregonian "A wild, edgy ride...The Torn Skirt has enough drugs, parties, punks and criminal behavior to convince most mothers that locking their little darling in the upstairs bedroom is the safest way to go." -- Victoria Times-Colonist (Canada) "[The] voice of the bad girls...[a] literary rebellion." -- Maclean's "Unexpected, sharp as broken glass. She nails the dichotomy of teen fury and shoulder-shrugging apathy. A daunting debut that deserves notice...damn near pitch -perfect." -- Calgary Sun (Canada), A wild, edgy ride...The Torn Skirt has enough drugs, parties, punks and criminal behavior to convince most mothers that locking their little darling in the upstairs bedroom is the safest way to go., Unexpected, sharp as broken glass. She nails the dichotomy of teen fury and shoulder-shrugging apathy. A daunting debut that deserves notice...damn near pitch -perfect., The Torn Skirt is a hot book, a thrilling romance of teen rage and longing -- like S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, except about girls., Captivating . . . Stark and bewitching . . . A voice that is fresh, disaffected and angst-ridden . . . Sara is afflicted with an overwhelming sense of compassion . . . Her world is a persuasive one, as malignant and addictive as a cigarette., No one understands the teenage mind like Rebecca Godfrey. An no one can penetrate its darkest recesses with such insight and compassion.

Synopsis" The Torn Skirt is a hot book, a thrilling romance of teen rage and longing -- like S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders , except about girls." -- Mary Gaitskill, author of Two Girls, Fat and Thin At Mt. Douglas (a.k.a. Mt. Drug) High, all the girls have feathered hair, and the sweet scent of Love's Baby Soft can't hide the musk of raw teenage anger, apathy, and desire. Sara Shaw is a girl full of fever and longing, a girl looking for something risky, something real. Her only possible salvation comes in the willowy form of the mysterious Justine, the outlaw girl in the torn skirt. The search for Justine will lead Sara on a daring odyssey into an underworld of hookers and johns, junkies and thieves, runaway girls and skater boys, and, ultimately, into a violent tragedy., From Rebecca Godfrey, author of UNDER THE BRIDGE - now streaming on Hulu, starring Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough - a fierce and tender portrait of two weeks in the life of a troubled teenager. " The Torn Skirt is a hot book, a thrilling romance of teen rage and longing - like S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders , except about girls." -- Mary Gaitskill, author of This is Pleasure and Bad Behavior At Mt. Douglas (a.k.a. Mt. Drug) High, all the girls have feathered hair, and the sweet scent of Love's Baby Soft can't hide the musk of raw teenage anger, apathy, and desire. Sara Shaw is a girl full of fever and longing, a girl looking for something risky, something real. Her only possible salvation comes in the willowy form of the mysterious Justine, the outlaw girl in the torn skirt. The search for Justine will lead Sara on a daring odyssey into an underworld of hookers and johns, junkies and thieves, runaway girls and skater boys, and, ultimately, into a violent tragedy., From Rebecca Godfrey, author of UNDER THE BRIDGE - now streaming on Hulu, starring Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough - a fierce and tender portrait of two weeks in the life of a troubled teenager. "The Torn Skirt is a hot book, a thrilling romance of teen rage and longing - like S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, except about girls." -- Mary Gaitskill, author of This is Pleasure and Bad Behavior At Mt. Douglas (a.k.a. Mt. Drug) High, all the girls have feathered hair, and the sweet scent of Love's Baby Soft can't hide the musk of raw teenage anger, apathy, and desire. Sara Shaw is a girl full of fever and longing, a girl looking for something risky, something real. Her only possible salvation comes in the willowy form of the mysterious Justine, the outlaw girl in the torn skirt. The search for Justine will lead Sara on a daring odyssey into an underworld of hookers and johns, junkies and thieves, runaway girls and skater boys, and, ultimately, into a violent tragedy.