The Wonder Bread Summer
By Jessica Anya Blau
- Release Date: 2013-05-28
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
“Picaresque, properly funny, unpredictable and altogether irrepressible.” —Nick Hornby, The Believer
Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and Mary Jane, delivers a darkly hilarious, heartbreaking coming-of-age novel with The Wonder Bread Summer.
In The Wonder Bread Summer, loosely based on Alice in Wonderland, 20-year-old Allie Dodgson has adventures that rival those Alice had down the rabbit hole. Or those of Weeds’ Nancy Botwin.
Allison is working at a dress shop to help pay for college. The dress shop turns out to be a front for drug dealers. And Allison ends up on the run—with a Wonder Bread bag full of cocaine.
With a hit man after her, Allison wants the help of her parents. But there’s a problem: Her mom took off when Allison was eight; her dad moves so often Allison that doesn’t even have his phone number….
Set in 1980s California, The Wonder Bread Summer is a wickedly funny and fresh caper that’s sure to please fans of Christopher Moore, Carl Hiaasen, and Marcy Dermansky.
Reviews
The Wonder Bread Summer
3By SusyssmA lot of action, a bit of interest with the Chinese Proverbs -- but mostly fluffWonder bored summer
1By Levering1Don't buy this book. It really is not well written. In fact, it's a bore.An Exhilarating Read.
5By Vickie FangThis is the best of Blau's novels -- and that's saying a lot. Fast paced, funny, and very sensory, it tells the story of a young woman on a wild adventure. It's the kind of action story that is usually reserved for male characters, but Blau proves that she can pull it off with a female lead expertly. The resolution is enormously satisfying, and it's impossible not to care about the characters.Disappointing
1By V.bernalI've was so excited for this book to come out because I loved Drinking Closer to Home and The Summer of Naked Swim Parties. This book was one of the most stupidest stories I ever read. I kept on reading in hopes it would get better, it never did. Wish I could get my money back.
