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    612-822-4611

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Things That Happened Before the Earthquake

Things That Happened Before the Earthquake

Barzini, Chiara

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ISBN10: 0525432426
ISBN13: 9780525432425
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: Jul 17 2018
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
Vogue Best of 2017
Esquire 50 Best Books of 2017
Bustle Best Debut Novels Written by Women 2017
The Guardian Best Books of 2017
The Morning News 2018 Tournament of Books Pick

Fifteen year old Eugenia is rudely yanked from her dreamy Roman existence by her filmmaker parents, who dream of fame and fortune, and transplanted to the strange, suburban world of the San Fernando Valley. It's 1992, mere weeks after the Rodney King riots, and she has only the Virgin Mary to call on for guidance as she struggles to navigate the unfamiliar terrain of the LA high school experience--a world of gang rivalries and all-night-raves, fast food and sneakers. But the angst, ecstasy, and self-discovery of adolescence endure, no matter the backdrop. Frank, edgy, honest and raw, this irresistible debut is the love child of Jill Eisenstadt, Eve Babitz, Antonioni and Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

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