Dramatic Comedy 3f Fourteen year old Laney arrives in Oxford Mississippiwith a twisted back a mother in crisis and a burning desire to be writer. Whenshe befri... » 

Dramatic Comedy 3f Fourteen year old Laney arrives in Oxford Mississippiwith a twisted back a mother in crisis and a burning desire to be writer. Whenshe befriends Maribel Purdy a fervent believer in the power of Jesus Christ tosave her from the humiliations of high school Laney embarks on a hilariousspiritual and sexual journey that challenges her mothers secular worldview andthreatens to tear their fragile relationship apart. The work of a bigaccomplished writers voice...a gem of a discovery. The New York TimesGorgeous almost beyond belief. The London Times This is a wonderfully neatplay at once simple and complex grappling with big issues matters of faithfantasy and the flesh while keeping its sneakers firmly planted on thesuburban topsoil of adolescent angst and domestic frictions. The DailyTelegraph «