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Bulletproof Girl: Stories
In Bulletproof Girl, Quinn Dalton offers eleven raw and witty stories powered by a rich mix of women's voices.
The stakes are high in these diverse narratives. "Dinner at Josette's" explores the nature of female friendships in the story of a woman whose best friend is in love with a gay man. "Midnight Bowling" follows seventeen-year-old Tess as she escapes her fanatically religious mother's pipe dreams and her dead father's legacy. In "Lennie Remembers the Angels," a woman confronts a long-ago vision as she recovers from a hit-and-run accident. In "Graceland," a once supportive businessman's wife turns to murder. And in "How to Clean Your Apartment," a jilted lover creates a spring cleaning reference guide as she tries to get over her man.
At times tragic and savagely funny, Bulletproof Girl is a dynamic anthology from a strong new voice in fiction.
The stakes are high in these diverse narratives. "Dinner at Josette's" explores the nature of female friendships in the story of a woman whose best friend is in love with a gay man. "Midnight Bowling" follows seventeen-year-old Tess as she escapes her fanatically religious mother's pipe dreams and her dead father's legacy. In "Lennie Remembers the Angels," a woman confronts a long-ago vision as she recovers from a hit-and-run accident. In "Graceland," a once supportive businessman's wife turns to murder. And in "How to Clean Your Apartment," a jilted lover creates a spring cleaning reference guide as she tries to get over her man.
At times tragic and savagely funny, Bulletproof Girl is a dynamic anthology from a strong new voice in fiction.
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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January 23, 2018
My first experience with the writing of Quinn Dalton was when I read her recent novel, “Midnight Bowling”. I decided to go back and read some of her earlier works. This story collection did not disappoint. Dalton is able to bring about strong women protagonists and she doesn’t shy away from getting down to the simplicity and complications in everyday life. Quinn Dalton is definitely on my favorite author list!
August 3, 2013
Wonderful stories. Wonderful writing. I was drawn in from the first and a major fan from “Midnight Bowling” on. So sharp, so wise. I was blown away by the title story. I greatly admire the short story form and Dalton has mastered it. I look forward to reading other titles by this author.
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