Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Picador (2007), Edition: First, 404 pages
Description
As a teenager pretty much left to raise herself, Lucy Diamond is a narrator with a radiant yet guarded heart. As she races at breakneck pace toward womanhood, everything is at stake for her, producing an urgency and dread that she holds at bay with humor and grace. But while Lucy charges ahead, her mother's youth is fading. Simultaneously embracing and resisting their similarities, Fromm reveals both women's emotional vulnerabilities and their deep mutual need. Conveyed through dialogue that is both laugh-aloud-funny and true, Lucy stands out in contemporary literature for her large heart and inimitable grit.
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LibraryThing member Magadri
This is one of my all-time favorite novels that I have read and re-read countless times since I was 14. It's a classic coming-of-age story about Lucy Diamond, a tomboy girl slowly coming into her own as a woman. Pete Fromm tells the story with such unwavering spirit and sincerity, that the reader
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often forgets the writer is not a teenage girl, but rather a middle-aged man. A beautiful story recommended for everyone who likes coming-of-age novels. Show Less
LibraryThing member SofiaReis
This book is my baby and I will cherish it forever. I heard about this book after I watched the movie (please go check it out, it's amazing!) and I honestly don't regret a thing. The book is about a girl whose parents had her at a young age and are not mature enough. It also talks about what she
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goes through as a teenager when it comes to experience new things and this book is definitely on my top 3. Seriously, amazing! Show Less
Awards
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (Winner — 2004)