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Thorpe Rufi - Margo's Got Money Troubles A Novel - Hardcover
Thorpe Rufi - Margo's Got Money Troubles A Novel - Hardcover
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Description: Margo's Got Money Troubles is the feel - good novel we need right now. The Washington Post An enormously entertaining and lovable book. Nick Hornby New York Times Book Review A bold laugh - out - loud funny and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood new motherhood and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world from the PEN/ Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen. As the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex - pro wrestler Margo Millet's always known she d have to make it on her own. So she enrolls at her local junior college even though she can t imagine how she ll ever make a living. She's still figuring things out and never planned to have an affair with her English professor and while the affair is brief it isn t brief enough to keep her from getting pregnant. Despite everyone's advice she decides to keep the baby mostly out of naivet and a yearning for something bigger. Now at twenty Margo is alone with an infant unemployed and on the verge of eviction. She needs a cash infusion fast. When her estranged father Jinx shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Then Margo begins to form a plan: she ll start an Only Fans as an experiment and soon finds herself adapting some of Jinx's advice from the world of wrestling. Like how to craft a compelling character and make your audience fall in love with you. Before she knows it she's turned it into a runaway success. Could this be the answer to all of Margo's problems or does internet fame come with too high a price? Blisteringly funny and filled with sharp insight Margo's Got Money Troubles is a tender tale starring an endearing young heroine who's struggling to wrest money and power from a world that has little interest in giving it to her. It's a playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative and an empowering portrait of coming into your own both online and off. A wholly original novel . Thorpe is both poetic and profound in the way she brings her remarkable story to an end. The Associated Press
Title: Margo's Got Money Troubles A Novel
Author(s): Thorpe Rufi
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063356580
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 6/11/2024
Description: Margo's Got Money Troubles is the feel - good novel we need right now. The Washington Post An enormously entertaining and lovable book. Nick Hornby New York Times Book Review A bold laugh - out - loud funny and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood new motherhood and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world from the PEN/ Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen. As the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex - pro wrestler Margo Millet's always known she d have to make it on her own. So she enrolls at her local junior college even though she can t imagine how she ll ever make a living. She's still figuring things out and never planned to have an affair with her English professor and while the affair is brief it isn t brief enough to keep her from getting pregnant. Despite everyone's advice she decides to keep the baby mostly out of naivet and a yearning for something bigger. Now at twenty Margo is alone with an infant unemployed and on the verge of eviction. She needs a cash infusion fast. When her estranged father Jinx shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Then Margo begins to form a plan: she ll start an Only Fans as an experiment and soon finds herself adapting some of Jinx's advice from the world of wrestling. Like how to craft a compelling character and make your audience fall in love with you. Before she knows it she's turned it into a runaway success. Could this be the answer to all of Margo's problems or does internet fame come with too high a price? Blisteringly funny and filled with sharp insight Margo's Got Money Troubles is a tender tale starring an endearing young heroine who's struggling to wrest money and power from a world that has little interest in giving it to her. It's a playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative and an empowering portrait of coming into your own both online and off. A wholly original novel . Thorpe is both poetic and profound in the way she brings her remarkable story to an end. The Associated Press
Title: Margo's Got Money Troubles A Novel
Author(s): Thorpe Rufi
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063356580
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 6/11/2024