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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Bitch Posseby Martha O'connor
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:These are the confessions of The Bitch Posse. Cherry, Rennie, and Amy were outcasts, rebels, and dreamers. And their friendship was so all-encompassing that some would call it dangerous. This is the story of three women—as seniors in high school and as women in their mid-thirties—who formed a bond in order to survive the pitfalls and perils of their lives. Their secrets have torn them apart, while inextricably binding them to one another. hat happened to them? And can they survive their shared history, even today?
The Bitch Posse is an anthem for friendships that defy society’s approval or disapproval. It’s a novel of secrets, courage, sacrifice, and hope against the odds. It is both a journey back to being a girl on the verge of adulthood, and a journey forward, showing how the events of our past can unearth the best in us today.
Dare to jump in. "Compulsively readable." --The Washington Post "A riveting and emotionally charged read." --Chicago Tribune "Unforgettable, dark…The triumph of this novel consists in its compulsive readability…it feels great, it feels terrible, you want more, you shouldn’t do more, you do more, it’s over, it’s not, it can never be over." --San Francisco Chronicle "A book that will walk alongside you, and haunt your dreams, long after you turn the last page." --Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean Synopsis:You Have Now Entered a Chick-Lit-Free Zone," O'Connor's dark, scabrous debut warns. Given the sassy title and the familiar subject matter of female friendship, readers should be forgiven if they expect Bridget Jonesbut O'Conner's heroines resemble that lovable Brit like leopards resemble kittens. The story focuses on three friends, Cherry, Amy and Rennie, as high school seniors and as women in their mid-30s. Compelled bymiserable home lives to form the Bitch Posse as teenagers, the three girlsricochet dangerously through their last year of high school, sharing a passionate, almost sinister bond until a terrible secret rips them apart. Still damaged and separatedby the unspeakable event, the three live equally wretched lives as adults, Cherry in a mental institution, Rennie as a promiscuous failed writer and Amy in a loveless marriage. After pages of vodka, cocaine, "fucking" and "cutting" (in both past and present narratives), the friends' terrible secret finally comes to light, though it reveals logistical and thematic gaps in the narrative. "[H]er past is like a sore that won't ever heal, memories are spurting at her like blood and she can't close the wound" characterizes the level of emotional complexity attained in this heavy-handed novel, but the story fascinates even as it repels.
Synopsis:Cherry, Rennie, and Amy were outcasts, rebels, and dreamers--seniors in high school when they met who formed a bond in order to survive the pitfalls and perils of their lives. Their secrets have torn them apart, even while inextricably binding them to one another. About the AuthorMartha O’Connor lives in Marin County, California, with her husband, the novelist Philip F. O'Connor. The Bitch Posse is her first novel. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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