Inside Madeleine

From the author of Nine Months, which Marcy Dermansky called "e;deliciously,dangerously rogue,"e; comes a powerful, daring collection about the curious,complicated relationships girls have with their bodies, with other girls, andwith boys.A young anorexic girl comes to terms with her changing bodywhile lying in the hospital; Polly deals with her unwelcome puberty whilstfalling prey to peer pressure in the suspenseful vein of "e;Where Are You Going,Where Have You Been?"e;; Mary's nice-girl attitude is challenged when she beginsa job at a psych ward; two best friends discover the power of being beautifuland young; Madeleine discovers menstruation and the power that comes with it; akinky sexual relationship turns into a dangerous obsession.This eagerly awaited book seethes with alienation,lust, and rage. It's even more daring and accomplished than Bomer's firstcollection, which Jonathan Franzendescribed as "e;like being attacked by a rabid dog-and feeling grateful for it.This is some of the rawest and most urgent writing I can rememberencountering."e;