Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen - Hardcover

Shulman, Alix Kates

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394471563 ISBN 13: 9780394471563

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1972

Synopsis

Sasha Davis recalls the experiences that followed her high school initiation into the rites of middle class society

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Review

"An extraordinary novel . . . Sad and witty, expertly conceived and executed . . . Important." --Peter Prescott, "Newsweek
""This story, told with astringent wit, explores every facet and cliche of what it means to grow up female and beautiful." "--San Francisco Chronicle
""A vicious little gem of a novel." "--Cosmopolitan"

"Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen is a vivid reminder of just how much--and sometimes, how little--has changed for women in the last 35 years. Typing prowess and wedding-night virginity may no longer be expected, but Shulman's tale of Sasha Davis's struggle to find herself amid conflicting cultural messages about beauty, brains, and sex will be resonant for many more years to come."
--Andi Zeisler, editorial/creative director of Bitch magazine
"Extremely relevant--I loved it! Growing up female in America forces many to become obsessed with how they look and how others see them, yet these cultural pressures and their effect on young woman are too rarely taken seriously and it was valuable and comforting to read a book that recognizes this and puts it in perspective. I only wish I'd found Alix Shulman's classic earlier."
--Sophie Pollitt-Cohen, co-author of The Notebook Girls
"An extraordinary novel . . . Sad and witty, expertly conceived and executed . . . Important." --Peter Prescott, "Newsweek
""This story, told with astringent wit, explores every facet and cliche of what it means to grow up female and beautiful." "--San Francisco Chronicle
""A vicious little gem of a novel." "--Cosmopolitan""

Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen is a vivid reminder of just how much--and sometimes, how little--has changed for women in the last 35 years. Typing prowess and wedding-night virginity may no longer be expected, but Shulman's tale of Sasha Davis's struggle to find herself amid conflicting cultural messages about beauty, brains, and sex will be resonant for many more years to come. Andi Zeisler, editorial/creative director of Bitch magazine

Extremely relevant--I loved it! Growing up female in America forces many to become obsessed with how they look and how others see them, yet these cultural pressures and their effect on young woman are too rarely taken seriously and it was valuable and comforting to read a book that recognizes this and puts it in perspective. I only wish I'd found Alix Shulman's classic earlier. Sophie Pollitt-Cohen, co-author of The Notebook Girls

An extraordinary novel . . . Sad and witty, expertly conceived and executed . . . Important. "Peter Prescott, Newsweek"

This story, told with astringent wit, explores every facet and cliche of what it means to grow up female and beautiful. "San Francisco Chronicle"

A vicious little gem of a novel. "Cosmopolitan""

"Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen is a vivid reminder of just how much--and sometimes, how little--has changed for women in the last 35 years. Typing prowess and wedding-night virginity may no longer be expected, but Shulman's tale of Sasha Davis's struggle to find herself amid conflicting cultural messages about beauty, brains, and sex will be resonant for many more years to come." --Andi Zeisler, editorial/creative director of Bitch magazine

"Extremely relevant--I loved it! Growing up female in America forces many to become obsessed with how they look and how others see them, yet these cultural pressures and their effect on young woman are too rarely taken seriously and it was valuable and comforting to read a book that recognizes this and puts it in perspective. I only wish I'd found Alix Shulman's classic earlier." --Sophie Pollitt-Cohen, co-author of The Notebook Girls

"An extraordinary novel . . . Sad and witty, expertly conceived and executed . . . Important." --Peter Prescott, Newsweek

"This story, told with astringent wit, explores every facet and cliche of what it means to grow up female and beautiful." --San Francisco Chronicle

"A vicious little gem of a novel." --Cosmopolitan

About the Author

Alix Kates Shulman is the author of three other novels, the award-winning memoir Drinking the Rain, two books on the anarchist Emma Goldman, and three children’s books. She divides her time between New York City and Maine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0394471563
• ISBN 13: 9780394471563
• Binding: Hardcover