NAKED GIRL grabbed me from the novel's stunning opening paragraph and held me in its grasp to the very end. The riveting, unflinching coming of age story of Sienna Shiva Karma Jones is told with devastating honesty and poignancy. You will not soon forget her.
Naked Girl is a compelling, suspenseful, and moving story of the bond between a brother and sister who endure the hardships of neglect yet manage to hold on to the desire for familial love.
Naked Girl is a vividly told story of love, loss, grief, and hope all set against the backdrop of the iconic 80s that will keep you up at night turning pages, laughing, crying, and rooting for a protagonist who will steal your heart and remind you that beauty and strength come from within.
Wallack is masterful at weaving multiple narratives together to create a vivid picture of Sienna’s harrowing and hopeful life. She clearly illustrates – through flawless prose and a unique poetic style – the inherent tragedy of growing up.
Naked Girl is a big, juicy read! Wallack is a master at creating complex, likable characters. It's a complex unfolding that offers surprising details, humor, and a fitting ending. This book is impossible to put down!
NAKED GIRL grabbed me from the novel's stunning opening paragraph and held me in its grasp to the very end. The riveting, unflinching coming of age story of Sienna Shiva Karma Jones is told with devastating honesty and poignancy. You will not soon forget her.
Naked Girl is a compelling, suspenseful, and moving story of the bond between a brother and sister who endure the hardships of neglect yet manage to hold on to the desire for familial love.
Naked Girl is a vividly told story of love, loss, grief, and hope all set against the backdrop of the iconic 80s that will keep you up at night turning pages, laughing, crying, and rooting for a protagonist who will steal your heart and remind you that beauty and strength come from within.
Wallack is masterful at weaving multiple narratives together to create a vivid picture of Sienna’s harrowing and hopeful life. She clearly illustrates – through flawless prose and a unique poetic style – the inherent tragedy of growing up.
Naked Girl is a big, juicy read! Wallack is a master at creating complex, likable characters. It's a complex unfolding that offers surprising details, humor, and a fitting ending. This book is impossible to put down!
Janna Brooke Wallack
Janna Brooke Wallack’s short stories have appeared in literary publications such as Hobart, Upstreet, and American Literary Review. Her short story “Campaigning” was a finalist for the Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction. Naked Girl’s prologue, “Five Pictures,” was a finalist for Glimmer Train Press’s Short Story Award for New Writers, and her story “Cat and Rose” received a Pushcart nomination by The MacGuffin. She grew up in Miami Beach in the 1970’s and 80’s, a landscape and childhood that inspired her debut novel. She now resides in New York’s Hudson River Valley where she writes, works, and never gives up trying to lose ten pounds.
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Naked Girl
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Janna Brooke Wallack
NUMBER OF PAGES
311
YEAR OF ISSUE
2023
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