Glitter Girl [Paperback]

Erin Quinn O'Briant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2010

Meet the Soren sisters. Gloria, 29, is a way-out San Francisco lesbian who won and lost an international journalism award only to reinvent herself as a glitter spray salesgirl. Her sister Angie is spearheading an evangelical anti-abortion movement in Atlanta and no longer talks to their parents. That is, until Gloria tries putting her life-and their family-back together. In this transporting, funny story, O'Briant explores subcultures at cross-purposes, inhabited by two radically different sisters who love each other anyway.

Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: Lit Books (June 30, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0984581308
• ISBN-13: 978-0984581306
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #930,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Welcome to my Amazon Author Page.

I'm a San Francisco Bay Area writer, and I'm the author of the novel GLITTER GIRL and the guidebook BE A GREAT TUTOR: THE INSPIRING GUIDE TO TUTORING ALL AGES. I'm also webmaster of www.Tutoring-Expert.com.

When I'm not working on my next novel, I teach writing and literature at City College of San Francisco. I have an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College and a BA in Religion from Emory University. I'm also a graduate student at Stanford University.

Learn more at www.LitBooks.net.

Thanks for your interest in my work.

Erin

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, love, love LOVED it!, July 1, 2010

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Jessica Deamer (Lawrence, KS, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glitter Girl (Paperback)

I loved this book! It wasn't quite what I was initially looking for, but was so much more instead. It is such a light, easy-to-read, enjoyable book, and yet the author cleverly tackles hurt,rejection, homophobia and prejudice, though with a novel twist to the norm, fragmented families, disappointment and failure - all very real issues. It challenges, inpsires and illuminates, all whilst entertaining and enthralling. Very clever girl is Ms O'Briant.
It is, quite simply, a wonderful book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was most disappointed when the final chapter ended. You will be too - read it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing take on family and its conflicts, October 9, 2010

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glitter Girl (Paperback)

Two people from the same gene pool can be so different, yet the bonds of family may bring them back together yet. "Glitter Girl" tells the story of two sisters. One is a lesbian who is pushing herself as a model, the other is a right wing posterchild who wants nothing to do with the family. But you can't run away from family forever. "Glitter Girl" is an intriguing take on family and its conflicts.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars traffic stopper!, July 14, 2010

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hyperbolegirl - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glitter Girl (Paperback)

I listened to Glitter Girl on audio on a long car drive but had been in a rush to get out of the house so I only downloaded half of the installments into my IPOD thinking that would be plenty. The book was so freakin good that when I ran out of installments, I pulled over onto the shoulder of the highway, took two bicycles off a complicated and old fashioned bike rack in order to open my trunk, got my lap top out and downloaded the rest of the installments in 100 degree heat because I did not want to have to wait until I got home to find out how it ended. What is the audio version lingo for an insane page turner? You will love it.