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January 02, 2008
Jean McGarry
A Bad and Stupid Girl, University of Michigan Press, 2006.
The book: Siri is a legacy admission, rich and spoiled and destined to flunk out of her freshman year at college. Esther, her roommate, is a scholarship student from humble means, brilliant and driven to succeed. Never having been forced to work hard at anything, Siri must rely on Esther to teach her to learn and attend class. But as Siri discovers the life of the mind, Esther begins shedding her rational bonds to explore the mysteries of the soul. Funny and bittersweet, this is a portrait of two friends helping each other uncover the potential splendor of their lives.
The author: Jean McGarry is the author of six previous books of fiction: "Airs of Providence," "The Very Rich Hours," "The Courage of Girls," "Home at Last," "Gallagher's Travels" and "Dream Date." She is a professor of fiction at The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.
Posted by tobiaslw at January 2, 2008 01:14 PM