Katherine Faw Morris

Young God Katherine Faw Morris

Marc Notes: ; 8; Nikki has been 13 forever. Nikki drives a stolen truck up the hill to her father's trailer with a backpack full of pills, determined to make her way into his life: drug deals, pimp wars, chicken shit, ecstasy. But soon Nikki begins to learn what is required of her to survive - to prevail - in this world. This unforgettable book shatters old myths of power and abuse, of male violence and female victimhood.. Biographical Note: Katherine Faw Morris was born in northwest North Carolina. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two pit bulls. Review Quotes: Sweet Jesus is "Young God" terrifying and great. Katherine Faw Morris's style is singular and ferocious and Nikki is one of the toughest, most electrifying, most unforgettable heroines I have ever encountered on the page. This is a furious blaze of a book that will rough you up and reorder your sense of the world and what's possible in it. It's a debut for the ages. Read it.--Laura van den Berg, author of The Isle of YouthPublisher Marketing: Longlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel PrizeNamed a Best Book of the Year by "Buzzfeed, The Times Literary Supplement" (Selected By Eimear McBride), and the "Houston Chronicle""This is a furious blaze of a book that will rough you up and reorder your sense of the world and what's possible in it. It's a debut for the ages. Read it."-Laura van den Berg, author of "Find Me"Nikki is the most determined young woman in the North Carolina hills. Determined not to let deadbeats and dropouts set her future. Determined to use whatever tools she can get her hands on to shape the world to her will. Determined to preserve her family's domination of the local drug trade. Nikki is thirteen years old. Opening with a fatal plunge from a high cliff, "Young God "rushes forward as it charts Nikki's battles against isolation and victimhood. Nikki may be young, but she's a fast learner, and soon she learns exactly how to wield her powers over the people around her. The only thing slowing her down is the inheritance she's been promised but can't seem to find, buried somewhere in those hills and always just out of reach."A coming of age story by way of "Breaking Bad"" ("The Rumpus"), "Young God" is a brash and electrifying novel that demands your attention and refuses to be forgotten. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/10/2014 (EAN 9780374534233, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2014 (EAN 9780374534233, Hardcover) Booklist 04/01/2014 pg. 24 (EAN 9780374534233, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Morris, Katherine Faw Katherine Faw Morris, the author of "Young God, " was born in northwest North Carolina. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two pit bulls.