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Rubyfruit Jungle

Rita Mae Brown · 1987

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Born a bastard, Molly Bolt is adopted by a dirt-poor Southern couple who want something better for their daughter. Molly plays doctor with the boys, beats up Leroy the tub and loses her virginity to her girlfriend in sixth grade. As she grows to realize she's different, Molly decides not to apologize for that. In no time she mesmerizes the head cheerleader of Ft. Lauderdale High and captivates a gorgeous bourbon-guzzling heiress. But the world is not tolerant. Booted out of college for moral turpitude, an unrepentant, penniless Molly takes New York by storm, sending not a few female hearts aflutter with her startling beauty, crackling wit and fierce determination to become the greatest filmmaker that ever lived.

First sentence: No one remembers her beginnings.

Book details

Year
1987
Language
English
Publisher
Bantam
Editions
22
Reader rating
3.8 / 5 (14)
Pages
246
ISBN
9780553278866

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