America the Beautiful
Published on 7. August 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-7472-6422-4 (ISBN)
Description
America Throne is rebuilding her life after her boyfriend Jasper unceremoniously dumps her - by fax. Perhaps not surprisingly, America temporarily descends into a self-destructive cycle of recriminations and increasingly threatening phone calls to her recalcitrant ex. Luckily her rather more practical best friend, Sadie, is on hand to kick America back into shape. This being California, America's 'journey back to wholeness' involves some not entirely conventional twists and turns. This is a trip to the wilder shores of West Coast weirdness, infused with the engaging wit and exhilarating emotional honesty of a brilliant and original new writer.
Reviews / Votes
Brilliant - TelegraphHighly entertaining' - Observer
Her outstanding debut novel - Express
Moon has an engaging and very hippie-influenced prose style. If it were a canvas it would be filled with brighly coloured natural details which are undercut by an all-redeeming humour - Independent
Zappa's sharp, unforgiving wit makes for a funny and surprisingly entertaining read - Daily Mail
America the Beautiful is a rush: the anticipated wallowing is replaced by narrative drive; the bullshit by humour; the self-indulgence by sharp insight. - Standard
Snappy, readable first novel - Independent On Sunday
Zappa's book is a witty and honest quest of a young woman trying to find her spiritual home - Belfast Telegraph
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 17 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 195 mm
Weight
203 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7472-6422-4 (9780747264224)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Moon Unit Zappa lives in Los Angeles, California, in the street where she was born. When she isn't writing, she can be found performing her own material in comedy venues. She is also an accomplished actor whose television appearances include Roseanne and Murder One.