| Vendor | |
|---|---|
|
Liepman Literary Agency
Marc Koralnik |
| Original language | |
| English | |
| Weblink | |
| https://gillianfrench.wordpress. … | |
GRIT
Raw and moving, this contemporary realistic debut novel will leave readers of E. Lockhart and Gayle Forman breathless as it unflinchingly unfolds the tragic secrets being kept in a small, deceptively idyllic Maine town.
Seventeen-year-old Darcy Prentiss has long held the title of town slut. She knows how to have a good time, sure, but she isn't doing anything all the guys haven't done. But when you're a girl with a reputation, every little thing that happens seems to keep people whisperingespecially when your ex-best friend goes missing.
But if anyone were to look closer at Darcy, they'd realize there's a lot more going on beneath the surface. Staying out late, hooking up, and telling lies is what Darcy does to forget. Forget about the mysterious disappearance of her friend. Forget about the dark secret she and her cousin Nell share. Forget about that hazy Fourth of July night. So when someone in town anonymously nominates Darcy to be in the running for Bay Festival Princessa cruel act only someone with a score to settle would makeall of the things that Darcy wants to keep hidden threaten to erupt in ways she wasn't prepared to handle and isn't sure if she can
Gillian French is the author of Winter Passage forthcoming from Islandport Press (2017). Her short fiction has appeared in Odd Tree Press Quarterly #1, EMP Publishing's anthology Creepy Campfire Stories (for
Grownups), Sanitarium Magazine, and The Realm Beyond. She has won several competitions such as a second place win in the Genre Short Story category of the 2013 Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition and
third prize in the 2012 Zoetrope: All-Story Fiction Contest. She holds a BA in English from the University of Maine and lives in Bucksport, Maine with her husband and son.
Seventeen-year-old Darcy Prentiss has long held the title of town slut. She knows how to have a good time, sure, but she isn't doing anything all the guys haven't done. But when you're a girl with a reputation, every little thing that happens seems to keep people whisperingespecially when your ex-best friend goes missing.
But if anyone were to look closer at Darcy, they'd realize there's a lot more going on beneath the surface. Staying out late, hooking up, and telling lies is what Darcy does to forget. Forget about the mysterious disappearance of her friend. Forget about the dark secret she and her cousin Nell share. Forget about that hazy Fourth of July night. So when someone in town anonymously nominates Darcy to be in the running for Bay Festival Princessa cruel act only someone with a score to settle would makeall of the things that Darcy wants to keep hidden threaten to erupt in ways she wasn't prepared to handle and isn't sure if she can
Gillian French is the author of Winter Passage forthcoming from Islandport Press (2017). Her short fiction has appeared in Odd Tree Press Quarterly #1, EMP Publishing's anthology Creepy Campfire Stories (for
Grownups), Sanitarium Magazine, and The Realm Beyond. She has won several competitions such as a second place win in the Genre Short Story category of the 2013 Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition and
third prize in the 2012 Zoetrope: All-Story Fiction Contest. She holds a BA in English from the University of Maine and lives in Bucksport, Maine with her husband and son.
| Available products |
|---|
|
Book
Published by HarperTeen |