About the Book

Meet Tanya, Gwen, Emma, Mia, and Claire, five girls from the same hometown whose lives intersect under unforgettable circumstances. Tanya grows up with an abusive brother and a prostitute's daughter for a best friend. Gwen dreams of being a super-model but, like Tanya on the rougher side of town, must surviveviolence. Emma has a hard-working single mother who can't always protect her. Emma's best friend, Mia, loses her father to suicide. And finally, there's Claire, who escapes their small town but finds she can't escape the past.

Through these remarkable characters, Christina Fitzpatrick captures not only the anger and fear in being young and unprotected but also the strength and compassion that unite all who have suffered and survived. In this dark, breathtaking work, Ms. Fitzpatrick's haunting prose elevates the female experience into a powerful, raw read.

Product Details

• ISBN: 9780060957469
• ISBN 10: 0060957468
• Imprint: Harper Perennial
• On Sale: 07/30/2002
• Pages: 272
• List Price:18.50 CAD
• BISAC1 : FICTION / Contemporary Women
• BISAC2 : FICTION / Family Life
• BISAC3 : FICTION / Coming of Age
• BISAC4 : FICTION / Psychological

Christina Fitzpatrick

Biography

Christina Fitzpatrick received her MFA in 1999 from Sarah Lawrence College. She has worked as a bartender for the past ten years. The author of Where We Lived, she has also taught writing at Iona College, Gotham Writers' Workshop, and Valhalla's Women's Prison. She currently teaches ESL in Rome and remains affiliated with Teachers and Writers Collaborative in Manhattan. She divides her time living in New York City and abroad.

Other Works by Christina Fitzpatrick

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  What's the Girl Worth?

  By Christina Fitzpatrick

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  Where We Lived

  By Christina Fitzpatrick