The Baddest Girl on the Planet

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 detourscareer snafus, bad romantic choices, a loved but unplanned childnot to mention her ill-advised lifelong obsession with boxer Mike Tyson. Evie is not plucky, but when lifes changes smash over her like the rough surf of the local shoreline, she muddles throughuntil 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 wont 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 planetor at least just give her a shake or a hugat every fascinating turn.