Pizza Girl
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Author Description
Perfect for fans of Coco Mellors, R. F. Kuang and Yomi Adegoke, this electrifying debut charts the unlikely relationship between a pregnant teenage pizza delivery driver and a stressed-out, middle-aged mum. Eighteen years old, pregnant, and working as a pizza delivery girl, our dysfunctional heroine is deeply lost and in complete denial about it all. She’s grieving the death of her father, avoiding her loving boyfriend, and flagrantly ignoring her future.Her world is further upended when she becomes obsessed with Jenny, a stay-at-home mother new to the neighbourhood, who comes to depend on weekly deliveries of pickle-covered pizzas for her son’s happiness.As one woman looks toward motherhood and the other toward middle age, the relationship between the two begins to blur in strange, complicated, 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 fine debut’ Independent‘Utterly moving’ Stylist‘A thought provoking debut... I loved it’Daily MailReaders are LOVING Pizza Girl ‘I just devoured it’‘Superb writing’‘Easily a cult classic’‘I read this book in one sitting’
Menrva's Summary
THE PULSE
A pregnant teenage pizza delivery driver finds an unexpected connection with a troubled mother, blurring the lines of their lives. Eighteen-year-old Jane is adrift, grieving her father, avoiding her boyfriend, and ignoring her future while working a dead-end job delivering pizzas. Her life takes a strange turn when she becomes fixated on Jenny, a new neighbor and mother who relies on Jane's deliveries for her son's happiness. As Jane navigates her own impending motherhood and Jenny grapples with her own life, their relationship deepens in complicated and ultimately poignant ways, forcing Jane to confront her own identity and place in the world.
INSIDE THE PAGES
- Exploration of a dysfunctional protagonist's grief and denial.
- Focus on an unlikely relationship between a pregnant teen and a middle-aged mother.
- Themes of impending motherhood and middle-age anxieties.
- The narrative centers on the protagonist's obsession with a neighbor.
- The story unfolds through the lens of pizza deliveries.
- Examines complicated and heartbreaking emotional connections.
- A portrait of a flawed young woman seeking her place.
THE COLLECTIVE ECHO
Readers have enthusiastically embraced 'Pizza Girl,' with many reporting they 'devoured' the book and praised its 'superb writing.' The novel is being described as a potential 'cult classic,' with some readers finishing it in a single sitting. Critics have noted its moving and funny portrayal of a complex young woman, highlighting its bold and tender approach to difficult themes. The Independent called it 'A fine debut,' while Stylist deemed it 'Utterly moving,' and the Daily Mail lauded it as 'A thought-provoking debut... I loved it.'
Page Count:
208
Publication Date:
2020-06-09
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN-10:
0008356424
ISBN-13:
9780008356422
Contemporary
Suspense
Literary Fiction
Fiction
Women
Fiction women
Coming of Age
Fiction
LGBTQ
Subjects
Literary
Thrillers
Family life
Single Women
