WINNER of the LEE SMITH NOVEL PRIZE
“This sun-and-salt-kissed coming-of-age story reads like a wry, honest chat with a close friend.”
—Jaclyn Fulwood, Shelf Awareness
Evie Austin, native of Hatteras Island, North Carolina and baddest girl on the planet, has not lived her life in a straight line. There have been several detours—career snafus, bad romantic choices, a loved but unplanned child—not to mention her ill-advised lifelong obsession with boxer Mike Tyson. Evie is not plucky, but when life’s changes smash over her like the rough surf of the local shoreline, she muddles through—until that moment of loss and longing when muddling will no longer suffice. This is the story of what the baddest girl on the planet must find in herself when a bag of pastries, a new lover, or quick trip to Vegas won’t fix anything, and when something more than casual haplessness is required. The Baddest Girl on the Planet is inventive, sharp, witty, and poignant. Readers will want to jump in and advise this baddest girl on the planet—or at least just give her a shake or a hug—at every fascinating turn.
Genre: General Fiction
“This sun-and-salt-kissed coming-of-age story reads like a wry, honest chat with a close friend.”
—Jaclyn Fulwood, Shelf Awareness
Evie Austin, native of Hatteras Island, North Carolina and baddest girl on the planet, has not lived her life in a straight line. There have been several detours—career snafus, bad romantic choices, a loved but unplanned child—not to mention her ill-advised lifelong obsession with boxer Mike Tyson. Evie is not plucky, but when life’s changes smash over her like the rough surf of the local shoreline, she muddles through—until that moment of loss and longing when muddling will no longer suffice. This is the story of what the baddest girl on the planet must find in herself when a bag of pastries, a new lover, or quick trip to Vegas won’t fix anything, and when something more than casual haplessness is required. The Baddest Girl on the Planet is inventive, sharp, witty, and poignant. Readers will want to jump in and advise this baddest girl on the planet—or at least just give her a shake or a hug—at every fascinating turn.
Genre: General Fiction
Praise for this book
"Heather Frese’s The Baddest Girl on the Planet is an absolute knockout about seeing the ruts in the road of life and choosing to drive another way. Evie’s story is hilarious, edgy, heartwarming, and true-you’ll cheer for her at every turn and commiserate with her when things go wrong. There are unforgettable scenes involving a terrorizing Yorkshire Terrier, a postpartum chapter that was so vivid I had to remind myself my kids aren’t babies anymore, and, of course, Mike Tyson. I read this book in one sitting and loved every minute!" - Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne
"Heather Frese has written a coming-of-age story like no other-with a fiercely original narrative voice that's funny, brave, honest, and occasionally terrifying . . . in fact, compulsively readable!" - Lee Smith
"Heather Frese has written a coming-of-age story like no other-with a fiercely original narrative voice that's funny, brave, honest, and occasionally terrifying . . . in fact, compulsively readable!" - Lee Smith
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