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Towelhead
Alicia Erian
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Description for Towelhead
Paperback. Keynote 13 A darkly hilarious, at times painful story of an Arab-American girl's challenging coming-of-age. Editor(s): Harrington, Mary-Ann. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
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 ever more isolated at school, and begins to look for love in all the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
326g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747267041
SKU
V9780747267041
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99-50
About 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.
Reviews for Towelhead
'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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more