From the bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook comes a heartfelt and rebellious novel in the vein of
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
.
Nanette O'Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hardworking student, and star athlete for as long as she can remember. But when a beloved teacher gives her his worn copy of
The Bubblegum Reaper—
a mysterious, out-of-print cult classic— the rebel within Nanette awakens.
As she befriends the reclusive author, falls in love with a young but troubled poet, and attempts to insert her true self into the world with wild abandon, Nanette learns the hard way that rebellion sometimes comes at a high price.
A celebration of the self and the formidable power of story,
Every Exquisite Thing
is Matthew Quick at his finest.