A ticket to ride
a novel
1st ed.
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Word Count
63,500 words, Guess
Page Count
254 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivetickettoridenove00mcla_0
- Internet Archivetickettoridenove0000mcla
- ISBN-139780061340512
- ISBN-100061340510
- LibraryThing4664707
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- Goodreads1508168
- Library of Congress Control Number2008299868
- OCLC Control Number156816394
- Better World Books9780061340512
- Open LibraryOL18688462M
Classifications
- DDC811/.54
- LCCPS3563.C383495 T53 2008
- LCCPS3550
Description
Remember that girl? The one who was impossibly cool, who taught you how to blow smoke rings, cut school, sneak out of the house? Remember how you turned yourself inside out trying to be just like her—and then she broke your heart?Set in the long, hot summer of 1973, Paula McLain's lyrical debut novel explores what happens when an insecure, motherless teenager falls under the dangerous spell of "that girl"—her older cousin Fawn. Fawn's worldly ways are mesmerizing to Jamie, who submits to a makeover—both inside and out—to win Fawn's approval. But over the course of a summer wrecked with tragedy and loss, Jamie learns that Fawn will use anything and anyone to further her own motives. When a local girl goes missing, Jamie realizes how dangerous Fawn truly is, and recognizes, too late, her own complicity in the disaster that unfolds around them.Paula McLain's poignant debut is a compelling family portrait that explores the darker sides of love and loyalty.
Description
Mesmerized by her older cousin Fawn, who has been sent to live with Jamie's family after a sex scandal involving a teacher, Jamie agrees to a makeover in order to win Fawn's approval but finds herself torn between her sexually awakened new self and the girl she used to be.
Subjects
Genres
- Fiction
Other Editions
- A ticket to ride: a novel
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