Synopsis "Pizza Girl: The Heartbreaking Must Read Literary Debut Novel of 2021!"
Named a Vogue, Esquire, NPR, Marie Claire, and Refinery29 Best Book of the Year. Perfect for fans of Normal People and FleabagGreat inventiveness, unfailing intelligence and empathy, and best of all a rare and shimmering wit’ Richard FordA moving story about an unforgettable young woman trying to find her place in the world…Eighteen years old, pregnant, and working as a pizza delivery girl, our dysfunctional heroine is deeply lost and in complete denial about it all.Her world is further upended when she becomes obsessed with Jenny, a stay-at-home mother new to the neighbourhood.As one woman looks toward motherhood and the other toward middle age, the relationship between the two begins to blur in strange and ultimately heartbreaking ways.Bold, tender, and unexpected, Pizza Girl is a moving and funny portrait of a flawed, unforgettable young woman as she tries to find her place in the world.‘A blend of Normal People and Convenience Store Woman … pacy and unexpected’ Cosmopolitan‘A unique, satisfying read … can be devoured in one setting’ Vice‘Utterly moving’ Stylist‘A thought provoking debut … I loved it’ Daily Mail’Fresh, funny, bittersweet’ New York Times‘Bristles with biting wit and optimism, each page a feast of Cheeto-fingered heart, humor, and lyricism’ Esquire‘Funny, fast-moving and essential… You will devour it’ Lara Williams, author of Supper Club
