Amanda Boyden was born in Northern Minnesota. The eldest of three daughters, she grew up in Chicago and St. Louis. Currently she teaches in the English department of the University of New Orleans. She has held a variety of colorful jobs including elderly companion, artist’s model, gutter cleaner, dishwasher, science lab assistant, cancan dancer, tutor, stuntwoman, and bit part actress. Until recently, Amanda worked as a contortionist and professional trapeze artist. She proudly lists hanging high over the heads of Galactic and 311 in her life accomplishments. She is married to Canadian author Joseph Boyden. Pretty Little Dirty is her first novel.
Influences
BLACK FLAG “Rise Above” SOCIAL DISTORTION “Playpen” IGGY POP “Search & Destroy” NOMEANSNO “It’s Catching Up” BUTTHOLE SURFERS “Suicide” CIRCLE JERKS “Live Fast Die Young” THE SKULLS “Life Ain’t So Pretty” DEAD KENNEDYS “Too Drunk to Fuck” SONIC YOUTH “Hot Wire My Heart” MINOR THREAT “In My Eyes” BAD BRAINS “Banned in DC” VIOLENT FEMMES “Add It Up” X “Because I Do” RHCP “True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes” THE GERMS “Not All Right” T.S.O.L. “Property Is Theft” DOA “World War 3” THE RAMONES “I Wanna Be Sedated” BAD RELIGION “Fuck Armageddon…This Is Hell” GBH “Give Me Fire” FEAR “I Don’t Care About You” SEX PISTOLS “Holidays in the Sun”
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Available March 14, 2006
in trade paperback
432 pages
$13.95
ABOUT THE BOOK
Lisa sees the life of her gorgeous best friend Celeste as just about perfect: she has a gigantic house, two older sisters to coach her through the hazards of high school, and loving, lively parents. As Lisa's own home has long been a place devoid of joyful noiseher mother has shut herself off in her bedroom for yearsLisa joins the Diamond household, slipping into their routine of sit-down suppers and soaking in the delicious normalcy of Diamond family life. But what begins as the story of two young women living a charmed adolescence, one of mastering dance moves and the protocols of male-female interaction, soon swirls into an intoxicating novel of art, music, and self-destructive impulses as Lisa and Celeste dare each other ever onward.
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thank you so much for the add. I LOVE this book,
one question though,
who is on the cover? Is it supposed to be Lisa Or Celeste
I think celeste but i dunno
Pssh, that's right, you better add me. I hate to think what might have happened if you hadn't. I might have...um...cried. So there! Take that! Heh heh heh. (I'm looking forward to seeing Team Boydens triumphant return to the Parkview)
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