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The real life diary of a Boomtown girl : a novel
- Title
- The real life diary of a Boomtown girl : a novel / by David Breskin.
- Author
- Breskin, David.
- Publication
- New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1989.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | PS3552.R3878 R4 1989 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 289 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Randi Bruce, narrator and heroine of this raw, sometimes raunchy, first novel, works in a coal mine in Gillette, Wyo. She can drive a truck or work a drilling rig as well as any man, and her true grit helps her endure sexual harassment from co-workers, whiplash caused by an on-the-job accident, a jealous husband and her combative parents, who may be breaking up. When the pressures become too great, she goes on a vengeful bulldozer rampage through town, but basically, she's cool, resourceful, plucky and nobody's fool. Written in a highly colloquial, slangy style, this boomtown tale of the recession-hit heartland evokes a world of saloons, cocaine snorting, hot tubs, waterbeds, rock 'n' roll dances and pinball. The early chapters sketch in Randi's girlhood in a trailer camp and as a water-skiing champ. Diary entries from her three work-shifts, intermixed with the narrative, record her bizarre dreams, a barometer of her anxieties and wishes"--Publishers Weekly.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Fiction
- Fiction.
- Romans.
- ISBN
- 0670828289
- 9780670828289
- LCCN
- 88040654
- OCLC
- ocm19517451
- 19517451
- SCSB-1734182
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library