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"An audacious, wildly funny, completely unpredictable novel by a writer so singular that it's hard to compare her to anyone else . . . absolutely brilliant." - Kevin Wilson A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world - from the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author ofThe Knockout Queen. As the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo Millet's always known she'd have to make it on her own. So she enrolls at her local junior college, even though she can't imagine how she'll ever make a living. She's still figuring things out and never planned to have an affair with her English professor - and while the affair is brief, it isn't brief enough to keep her from getting pregnant.
About the Author
Rufi Thorpe grew up in California, the only child of a single mother. She attended Phillips Exeter Academy, then moved to New York at the age of 16 to attend Eugene Lang College at the New School, where she majored in Literature and Creative Writing. After receiving her MFA from The University of Virginia, she returned to California, where she met her husband and began teaching. Her first novel, The Girls from Corona del Mar, was selected for the Dylan Thomas Prize as well as the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize.
