Missy

Chris Hannan

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California, 1862. Dol, an irrepressible young girl, hitches a wagon with a gaggle of friends, headed east for new adventures. But on the road an act of kindness saving a man from suicide invites her own destruction. The man is a murderous pimp, who resents being rescued, and decides to take revenge. Dol has problems aplenty.

Reviews

"Perhaps it's unsurprising that an award-winning playwright should have excelled in the creation of a character's voice, or that so much of the success of this debut novel should depend on that voice. But from the gorgeously sassy opening ... it is surprising how winning, and how powerful, the voice of Dol McQueen, 19th-century American "flash-girl" (or prostitute) actually is." Lesley McDowell, The Independent
"Hannan nails the setting, crafts a sizzling plot and, with Dol, gives readers a lovable, larger-than-life star." Publishers Weekly
"A rib-tickling picaresque romp with a heart of gold that even a hellfire-and-damnation preacher would warm to." Kirkus Reviews
"A beautifully written debut." Read the full Scottish Review of Books review

Book Details

ISBN: 9780701180430
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Publication Date: 03 April 2008
Format: Hardback
Language: English
Pages: 295 p.