Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress Tales of Growing Up Groovy and Clueless

by Gilman, Susan Jane

• ISBN13: 9780446679497
• ISBN10: 0446679496
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

From the author of "Kiss My Tiara" comes a funny and poignant collection of true stories about women coming of age that for once isn't about finding a date.

Author Biography

Susan Jane Gilman is the author of Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress and Kiss My Tiara. She has written commentary for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Ms. magazine, among others, and her fiction and essays have received several literary awards. Though she has lived most recently in Geneva, Switzerland, and Washington, D.C., she remains, eternally, a child of New York.

Table of Contents

Author's Soapbox	xi
PART I Grape Juice and Humiliation
1. Nudie Hippie Kiddie Star	3	(21)
2. A Girl's Guide to Bragging and Lying	24	(17)
3. White Like Me	41	(21)
4. Christmas Trees, Jews, and Virgins	62	(24)
5. Love and the Maharishi	86	(25)
PART II Not Just Horny, But Obnoxious, Too
6. Mick Jagger Wants Me	111	(22)
7. Puberty, Sex, and Other Extreme Sports	133	(22)
8. My Brilliant Career	155	(22)
9. How Clever Are We?	177
PART III Reality Says "Hello"
10. Picnic at Treblinka	201	(28)
11. I Was a Professional Lesbian	229	(18)
12. My Father the Park Ranger, My Mother the Nun	247	(30)
13. Your Tax Dollars, Hard at Work	277	(33)
14. Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress	310	(21)
15. Speak at the Tuna	331	(22)
About the Author	353