32 Candles - Hardcover

Carter, Ernessa T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061957844 ISBN 13: 9780061957840

Publisher: Amistad Pr, 2010

Synopsis

Teenage ugly duckling, Davie, runs away to Los Angeles after a particularly cruel high school prank, where she eventually transforms herself into a beautiful, successful lounge singer, and meets up with her former football-player crush who doesn't recognize her. 55,000 first printing.

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Review:

"[Davie's] need for sweet revenge adds a welcome dark edge."--Publishers Weekly

"This is an easy 5 out of 5 stars and one of my top five favorite fiction novels I've ever read in my entire adulthood."--Associated Content Review

"The author creates a heroine that is multifaceted, quirky, humorous and above all, endearing. . . . 32 Candles [is] a laugh-out-loud read. . . . Hang on for the ride."--The Afro-American Newspapers (DC/Baltimore)

"A debut tragicomic romance. . . . Potent and well rendered."--Kirkus Reviews

"This summer's juiciest beach read. . . . Carter winds up this disarmingly moving tale with not one but many surprises, in which both Davie and you will win."--Essence

"First-time novelist Ernessa T. Carter has created a quirky and likable character in Davidia 'Davie' Jones."--Network Journal

This summer s juiciest beach read. . . . Carter winds up this disarmingly moving tale with not one but many surprises, in which both Davie and you will win. --Essence"

[A] captivating debut. . . . With all the charm of a clever romantic comedy and peopled by appealing, memorable characters, Carter s first novel is a winner on all fronts. --Booklist (starred review)"

A debut tragicomic romance. . . . Potent and well rendered. --Kirkus Reviews"

[Davie s] need for sweet revenge adds a welcome dark edge. --Publishers Weekly"

From the Back Cover:

32 Candles is the slightly twisted, utterly romantic, and deftly wry story of Davie Jones, who, if she doesn’t stand in her own way, just might get the man of her dreams.

Davie—an ugly duckling growing up in small-town Mississippi—is positive her life couldn’t be any worse. She has the meanest mother in the South, possibly the world, and on top of that, she’s pretty sure she’s ugly. Just when she’s resigned herself to her fate, she sees a movie that will change her life—Sixteen Candles. But in her case, life doesn’t imitate art. Tormented endlessly in school with the nickname "Monkey Night," and hopelessly in unrequited love with a handsome football player, James Farrell, Davie finds that it is bittersweet to dream of Molly Ringwald endings. When a cruel school prank goes too far, Davie leaves the life she knows and reinvents herself in the glittery world of Hollywood—as a beautiful and successful lounge singer in a swanky nightclub.

Davie is finally a million miles from where she started—until she bumps into her former obsession, James Farrell. To Davie’s astonishment, James doesn’t recognize her, and she can’t bring herself to end the fantasy. She lets him fall as deeply in love with her as she once was with him. But is life ever that simple? Just as they’re about to ride off into the sunset, the past comes back with a vengeance, threatening to crush Davie’s dreams—and break her heart again.

With wholly original characters and a cinematic storyline, 32 Candles introduces Ernessa T. Carter, a new voice in fiction with smarts, attitude, and sassiness to spare.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amistad Pr
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061957844
• ISBN 13: 9780061957840
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 338