Towelhead by Alicia Erian

Towelhead by Alicia Erian

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 wrong places. Mr Vuoso, a neighbour and army reservist who catches her looking at his copy of Playboy while she is babysitting his son, is quick to take advantage of her vulnerability. Things look very bad for Jasira until a pregnant neighbour, Melina, offers her a lifeline, and in the novel's hilarious, and heartbreaking climax, manages to bring father and daughter, finally, a little closer to one another.

'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 *

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.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780747267041
ISBN 10	0747267049
Title	Towelhead
Author	Alicia Erian
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2006-03-06
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.