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BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
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Description
In prose that's as sharp as broken glass and shot through with poetry, Teresa McWhirter unlocks the extraordinary subculture of urban adults in their twenties and early thirties. Most startling of all are the portraits of young women - tough, independent party girls who are strong enough to say "no" to love and smart enough to know why.
Praise for Some Girls Do:
"Some Girls Do is a sharp, poetic glimpse into the yearning but hopelessly unfocused lives of a group of marginal urbanites... surprisingly, McWhirter makes them touching rather than alienating." (Elle Canada)
"McWhirter unearths a community of adult-kids seldom chronicled ... Realistic dialogue - heavily peppered with slang, swearing and esoteric pop-culture references - contributes to the novel's overall believability. The humour and wordplay alone mark McWhirter as a writer to watch." (Quill and Quire)
"In tone and subject matter, McWhirter is revisiting the highly marketable terrain of Armistead Maupin and Candace Bushnell, the literature of urban subculture." (EVENT)
Contributor Notes
TERESA MCWHIRTER grew up in Kimberley, in the east Kootenays of BC. She received a BA with a double major in English and Creative Writing from the University of Victoria. Some Girls Do was originally published by Raincoast /Polestar in 2002. Her second novel, Dirtbags (Anvil), was released in 2007 and a YA novel Skank (Lorimer) appeared in 2011. Her most recent novel is Five Little Bitches, which was published by Anvil in the spring of 2012. Teresa lives in east Vancouver.
