Kittentits A Novel
Kittentits A Novel by Holly Wilson, published by Zando on April 8, 2025, is a 368-page work written in English. This debut novel follows ten-year-old Molly, who navigates life in a chaotic living situation while grappling with themes of loss and friendship. Set in 1992, the story unfolds as Molly becomes enamored with Jeanie, a troubled young woman who moves into her home. Their tumultuous relationship leads Molly on a wild journey, blending humor and absurdity as she seeks connection and understanding in a world filled with grief.
Readers will find a unique coming-of-age narrative that intertwines elements of horror, satire, and family life. As Molly embarks on a quest to reunite with her deceased mother through a séance at the World’s Fair, the novel explores the complexities of childhood and the search for belonging. With its surrealist approach, Kittentits presents a bold exploration of the intersections between loss and friendship, inviting readers to experience Molly’s chaotic yet heartfelt journey.
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“Molly is one of the greatest young female characters I’ve had the luck of reading since I picked up Joy Williams’s The Quick and the Dead back in 2000 . . . I TRULY LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!” –Gillian Flynn, Gillian Flynn Books
“Holly Wilson’s Kittentits is sacred and profane, filled with big emotions, all amplified by grief. Molly is a wholly unique and charismatic narrator, navigating (and creating) chaos as she seeks out a way to hold onto both the living and dead. This is a wildly funny and utterly convincing coming-of-age novel like nothing I’ve read before.” –Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here
A feral, heart-busting, absurdist debut about Molly, a rambunctious and bawdy ten-year-old searching for friendship and ghosts.
It’s 1992, and ten-year-old Molly is tired of living in the fire-rotted, nun-haunted House of Friends: a Semi-Cooperative Living Community of Peace Faith(s) in Action with her formerly blind dad and their grieving housemate Evelyn. But when twenty-three-year-old Jeanie, a dirt bike-riding ex-con with a shady past, moves in, she quickly becomes the object of Molly’s adoration. She might treat Molly terribly, but they both have dead moms and potty mouths, so naturally Molly is the moth to Jeanie’s scuzzy flame.
When Jeanie fakes her own death in a hot-air balloon accident, Molly runs away to Chicago with just a stolen credit card and a sweet pair of LA Gear Heatwaves to meet her pen pal Demarcus and hunt down Jeanie. What follows is a race to New Year’s Eve, as Molly and Demarcus plan a séance to reunite with their lost moms in front of a live audience at the World’s Fair.
A surrealist and bold take on the American coming-of-age novel, Holly Wilson’s debut is about the interstices of loss, grief, and friendship.
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