Zipper mouth - Laurie Weeks

In screenwriter Laurie Weeks' extraordinary debut novel, an unnamed girl struggles on desperately limited means. Her vividly depicted life is shot through with glimpses of a small-town childhood and its isolation is fraught with an intense crush on Vivien Leigh and night terrors featuring The Crazy Dad. Amidst a doomed fixation on a straight friend, with its attendant frustration and humiliation, readers will be enthralled by the familiarity, enchanted by the humour and moved by the honest observations collected in this unforgettable novel.