Torn Skirt

The Torn Skirtis a hot book a thrilling romance of teen rage and longinglike S. E. HintonsThe Outsiders except about girls. Mary Gaitskill author ofTwo Girls Fat and Thin. At Mt. Douglas (a.k.a. Mt. Drug) High all the girls have feathered hair and the sweet scent of Loves Baby Soft cant hide the musk of raw teenage anger apathy and desire. Sara Shaw is a girl full of fever and longing a girl looking for something risky something real. Her only possible salvation comes in the willowy form of the mysterious Justine the outlaw girl in the torn skirt. The search for Justine will lead Sara on a daring odyssey into an underworld of hookers and johns junkies and thieves runaway girls and skater boys and ultimately into a violent tragedy.. I loved and believed the narrative of a sixteen-year-old mindimmature abandoned and yet exploding. It came from a heartfelt and true perception an authentic writers desire. Which made it rock. Thurston Moore Sonic Youth. Imagine William S. Burroughs with a social conscience . . . An exhilarating surreal and dreamlike trip through the passionate teenage heart. The Globe and Mail. . Teenage angst gets a surprisingly honest and effective rendering from a bright new voice . . . Giving witness yet again to the self-created drama of adolescence: a serious bullet of a book. Kirkus Reviews (starred review). Godfreys prose is atmospheric rhythmic and filled with spot-on details . . . This first novel is at its best when sharply observing teenage disgust with adult behavior and the roots of young womens rage. Booklist