{"product_id":"paulina-fran-paperback","title":"Paulina \u0026 Fran - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel B. Glaser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A gorgeous book of nerve endings, Rachel B. Glaser's \u003cem\u003ePaulina \u0026amp; Fran\u003c\/em\u003e manages to capture the rawness and restlessness of youth, friendship, and artists in the making. She gets to the bone of those quixotic, beautiful years when everything matters, most things hurt, and you have no idea exactly who you are. I've never read anything quite like it.\" -- Christopher Bollen, author of \u003cem\u003eOrient\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA story of friendship, art, sex, and curly hair: an audaciously witty debut tracing the \u003cem\u003epas de deux\u003c\/em\u003e of lust and love between two young, uncertain, conflicted art students.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt their New England art school, Paulina and Fran both stand apart from the crowd. Paulina is striking and sexually adventurous--a self-proclaimed queen bee with a devastating mean-girl streak. With her gorgeous untamed head of curly hair, Fran is quirky, sweet, and sexually innocent. An aspiring painter whose potential outstrips her confidence, she floats dreamily through criticisms and dance floors alike. On a school trip to Norway, the girls are drawn together, each disarmed by the other's charisma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough their bond is instant and powerful, it's also wracked by complications. When Fran winds up dating one of Paulina's ex-boyfriends, an incensed Paulina becomes determined to destroy the couple, creating a rift that will shape their lives well past the halcyon days of art school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrackling with \u003cem\u003ebon mots \u003c\/em\u003eand knowing snapshots of that moment when the carefree cocoon of adolescence opens into the permanent, unknowable future, \u003cem\u003ePaulina \u0026amp; Fran\u003c\/em\u003e is both a sparkling dance party of a novel, and the debut novel of a writer with rare insight into the complexities of obsession, friendship, and prickly, ever-elusive love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt an elite New England art school, two young women collide. Paulina is a sexually adventurous wannabe queen bee with a devastating mean- girl streak. Fran is a gifted yet reluctant painter with gorgeous curly hair and uncertain dreams. On a trip to Norway the two are drawn together, but as adult life encroaches, jealousy and unexpected love tear them apart. Rachel B. Glaser's \u003cem\u003ePaulina \u0026amp; Fran\u003c\/em\u003e is both a sparkling dance party of a novel and a wicked, wistful snapshot of that moment when the carefree cocoon of adolescence opens into the permanent, unknowable future.\u003c\/p\u003e--Amelia Gray, author of \u003ci\u003eThreats\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGutshot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt an elite New England art school, two young women collide. Paulina is a sexually adventurous wannabe queen bee with a devastating mean- girl streak. Fran is a gifted yet reluctant painter with gorgeous curly hair and uncertain dreams. On a trip to Norway the two are drawn together, but as adult life encroaches, jealousy and unexpected love tear them apart. Rachel B. Glaser's \u003cem\u003ePaulina \u0026amp; Fran\u003c\/em\u003e is both a sparkling dance party of a novel and a wicked, wistful snapshot of that moment when the carefree cocoon of adolescence opens into the permanent, unknowable future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758709047584,"sku":"9780062377340","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a3cb459714ddee86a7479cdf42ab1934.webp?v=1780133384","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/paulina-fran-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}