Such a Pretty Girl

Laura Wiess's novels are emotionally haunting, yet compelling; once you start reading you just can't put them down. Leftovers and Such a Pretty Girl have just been re-released in a stylish new edition.

Meredith was promised nine years of safety, but they only gave her three. Her father, who was sent to prison for sexually abusing her and other children in the small town, has been released early on good behaviour. He was supposed to be locked up until Meredith's 18th birthday, when she would be free of her abusive father and her delusional mother, who dwells on a fantasy that the three of them will be a happy family once more.

But Meredith is only 15, and today her father is coming home from prison... and her mother is bringing him. Today her time has run out.

But Meredith is stronger now. She won't let him hurt her, or anyone else, ever again. No matter what the cost.

Lyrical, suspenseful, and emotionally shattering, Such a Pretty Girl, is the compelling story of one young woman's painful fight for survival - and her journey back to herself.

Laura Wiess lives in an old farmhouse at the edge of the woods in Pennsylvania, with her husband and an assortment of rescued animals.

'In clear, riveting prose, Laura Wiess boldly goes where other writers fear to tread. Such a Pretty Girl is gritty, gut-churning, but uplifting - a compelling one of a kind read.' A. M. Jenkins.

Such a Pretty Girl
Simon and Schuster Australia
Author: Laura Wiess
ISBN: 9781847390387
Price: $19.95


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