Normal Girl: A Novel
Normal Girl: A Novel by Molly Jong-Fast, published by Villard on June 6, 2000, is a debut novel that explores the chaotic life of a young woman navigating the high-stakes social scene of New York City. At just nineteen, Miranda Woke appears to have everything—famous parents, a spot on all the right guest lists, and a lifestyle filled with excess. However, beneath her glamorous facade lies a struggle with addiction and a longing for normalcy, as she grapples with the pressures of her privileged upbringing.
Readers will find a candid portrayal of Miranda’s tumultuous journey as she confronts her substance abuse and the superficiality of her social circle. The narrative delves into themes of identity and the challenges of growing up in a world where appearances often mask deeper issues. With a page count of 208, this first edition offers a humorous yet hard-edged look at the life of a young woman who must navigate her way through a chaotic existence filled with both privilege and peril.
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“Randa, what’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing. I mean, I’m a crazy cocaine addict with a hankering for heroin, but other than that, I’m just a nice Jewish girl from the Upper East Side with Prada shoes. How could anything be wrong?”
Molly Jong-Fast’s Normal Girl is striking-and as funny as it as real. Inspired by her own experiences growing up in the decadent, fast-paced netherworld of New York City’s jet set, Jong-Fast’s debut novel is a hilarious, hard-edged walk past the velvet rope.
At just nineteen, Miranda Woke seems to have it all. Her parents are famous socialites, she’s already been written up on Page Six sixteen times, she’s on all the right invitation lists, and drugs and alcohol are never in short supply. But while her image screams “It girl,” she’d rather be a normal girl, and the A-list feels even more uncomfortable than her Manolo Blahnik shoes. In fact, she’s become the “living embodiment of an awkward phase” with “more issues than Harper’s Bazaar.” Neither Xanax nor Deepak Chopra tapes help. And now that her junkie party has trashed her parents’ house, she has to liquidate her trust fund to pay Mom’s decorator for a quick fix. But worst of all, Miranda thinks she just murdered her own boyfriend.
In an all-too-glamorous world where the cell phone is always ringing, Miranda sees no escape other than a downward spiral of cocaine, Valium, and heroin. It takes friends who offer more than air kisses to force Miranda to look in the mirror and get some help.
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