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Description: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe A blisteringly funny and heartwarming novel about a young woman - navigating a desperate lack of funds, new motherhood and becoming an adult - who gets creative on OnlyFans. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An audacious, wildly funny, completely unpredictable novel . . . absolutely brilliantKevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See HereMargo Millets got money troubles. As the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex-Pro-Wrestler, shes always known shed have to make it on her own. When she finds herself pregnant by her college professor - who is very keen not to be involved - she realizes she will need cash fast.At twenty, alone with a baby, what Margo lacks in options she makes up for in ingenuity, and soon she has a plan: shell start an OnlyFans as an experiment, producing content and writing storylines unlike anything else out there. Help arrives in the form of her live-action role-playing flatmate Suzie, and her father, Jinx - a recovering addict and veteran of the wrestling world, who has experience of making an audience fall in love. Before she knows it, Margo is an online phenomenon. Could this be the answer to all of Margos problems, or does internet fame come with too high a price?Damn funny, but also touching and smart and surprising and beguiling and just completely bad assDeesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies Author Biography Rufi Thorpe received her MFA from the University of Virginia. She is the author of three previous novels, has been longlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize, and shortlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize and the PEN/Faulkner award. She currently teaches for The Book Incubator, and lives in California with her husband and two sons. Review A whipsmart novel with a completely surprising heroine who comprehensively wins your heart . . . Rufi Thorpe has crafted a wholly original tale that manages to build a deliciously immersive fictional world full of intriguing characters while blatantly questioning notions of storytelling, and to offer serious challenges to ideas about young mothers and sex work while being wryly and often inappropriately funny. Its been snapped up for an Apple TV+ series, starring Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman, but get in first with the book - its definitely worth savouring Thorpes prose on the page. * The Times, Book of the Month *Wildly funny and perceptive . . . Margos Got Money Troubles is about so much more than Margo or money, and yet is also very sharp-eyed about how central real money troubles are. Ill be thinking - and laughing - about it for a long time to come -- Francesca Steele * i *The warmth of Thorpes tone, together with the thoroughness of her imagination and the artfulness of her pacing, means that skepticism is kept at bay. She sells us on both the characters and the plot . . . [in] this enormously entertaining and lovable book -- Nick Hornby * New York Times Book Review *Thorpes literary hum has translated into a resounding roar . . . beyond Thorpes strong characters and tight plots, what sets her apart from her peers is the gnawing philosophical tension that rests at the centre of her books . . . Thorpe allows her characters to remain flawed but bent toward redemption in this wholly entertaining, utterly endearing and thought-provoking novel that asks, "What kind of truth would require this many lies to tell?" Thorpes novels defy easy categorization. Her characters radiant energy and her books knotted plots dont align with the moody atmosphere and tone poem quality of most contemporary literary fiction. Yet, these novels remain more intense and rigorous than most upmarket womens fiction. Its exhilarating to find an author who wants to tell you a good yarn, but also ask a lot of complicated questions -- Lauren LeBlanc * Los Angeles Times *Endearingly chaotic, this coming-of-age tale is certain to score a passionate fanbase -- Lauren Puckett-Pope, Best Books of Summer * Elle *The most captivating narrative of motherhood, sex work, point of view, and regret. Im obsessed! -- Leila Mottley, author of NightcrawlingWhen I finished it, I couldnt quite believe it was over, that is how much I was completely rapt by Margos Got Money Troubles. A brilliantly unique story, fallible and lovable characters and moments so human and hilarious that I laughed out loud multiple times. I cant quite believe this is only the first book Ive read by Rufi Thorpe, because after reading her latest novel, its clear that I need to go back and read everything shes ever written. She is a genius, after all. -- Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of UsAn audacious, wildly funny, completely unpredictable novel by a writer so singular that its hard to compare her to anyone else . . . An absolutely brilliant book -- Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See HereWhen she cant afford the rent, single mum Margo turns to OnlyFans, with help from her ex-pro wrestler father, flatmate and a community of the platforms content creators. Funny and self-aware. * Grazia, 12 Sizzling Reads *A hilarious novel about making the most of what youve got. Sharp and funny by turns, this is an exceptionally tender look at young motherhood and love that also involves professional wrestling, and yes, OnlyFans. I gobbled it up. -- Emma Straub, author of All Adults HereLong after the last page of Margos Got Money Troubles, I think of certain lines and burst out laughing. In public. This novel is damn funny, but also touching and smart and surprising and beguiling and just completely bad ass. Rufi Thorpe is truly one of one! -- Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church LadiesMargos Got Money Troubles is just so good: the humor, the pathos, the redemption - every sentence, every twist of plot is wildly original and unexpected. When has such a lovable heroine ever been created? -- Stephanie Danler, New York Times bestselling author of SweetbitterA thrilling, uproarious, and above all affirming exploration of one young womans fight to make it in a world thats rooting against her. Margo is an unforgettable heroine, so real she walked right off the page and into my heart. -- Kirstin Chen, New York Times bestselling author of CounterfeitThis is a wholly original novel . . . Its a book that grabs and keeps your attention. Who doesnt want to hear the end of a story that opens with a baby shower featuring a cake shaped like a big penis? Stuffed with laughs, its also filled with sharp insights about celebrity, social media and what modern success even means . . . Thorpe is both poetic and profound in the way she brings her remarkable story to an end -- Rob Merrill * Seattle Times *Funny, surprising and gloriously kickass bildungsroman that lobs a hand grenade into the childcare and sex work debates, raising questions about how we judge one another . . . It illuminates the double binds in which women are caught, from abortion to childcare, and gives us a heroine whose imagination, courage and humour we can get behind. Youll finish the book wishing to be more Margo. * Bookseller *Wildly funny and perceptive . . . Margos Got Money Troubles is about so much more than Margo or money, and yet is also very sharp-eyed about how central real money troubles are. Ill be thinking - and laughing - about it for a long time to come * i *Deeply funny, thoughtful, riveting -- Emily Gould * Vulture *Reading a Rufi Thorpe novel is like attending a masterclass on causality in fiction. Few authors write as deftly about navigating the systems that control our lives -- Arturo Vidich * Chicago Review of Books *The premise is good and the execution even better - nonjudgmental, original and very funny; the book is warm and generous too. I loved it. -- India Knight * Sunday Times STYLE *I read the first paragraph and was immediately hooked. Rufi Thorpe writes about quirky characters on the edge of society with such style and compassion you feel they are your new best friends. -- Dame Jacqueline Wilson, author of Think Again Details ISBN139973251X Author Rufi Thorpe Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781399732512 Format Paperback Imprint Sceptre Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations N/A Audience General NZ Release Date 2024-06-10 AU Release Date 2024-06-10 Publication Date 2024-06-11 UK Release Date 2024-06-11 Pages 304 Language English ISBN-10 139973251X Subtitle Enormously entertaining and lovable Nick Hornby We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:169156118;

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