Aftercare Instructions: A Novel

Aftercare Instructions: A Novel

by Bonnie Pipkin
Aftercare Instructions: A Novel

Aftercare Instructions: A Novel

by Bonnie Pipkin

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Overview

A big-hearted journey of furious friendship, crazy love, and unexpected hope after a teen's decision to end an unwanted pregnancy

“Troubled.” That’s seventeen-year-old Genesis according to her small New Jersey town. She finds refuge and stability in her relationship with her boyfriend, Peter—until he abandons her at a Planned Parenthood clinic during their appointment to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. The betrayal causes Gen to question everything.

As Gen pushes herself forward to find her new identity without Peter, she must also confront her most painful memories. Through the lens of an ongoing four act play within the novel, the fantasy of their undying love unravels line by line, scene by scene. Digging deeper into her past while exploring the underground theater world of New York City, she rediscovers a long forgotten dream. But it’s when Gen lets go of her history, the one she thinks she knows, that she’s finally able to embrace the complicated, chaotic true story of her life, and take center stage.

Aftercare Instructions, an electric debut full of heart and hope, follows Gen on a big-hearted journey from dorm rooms to diners to underground theaters—and ultimately, right into readers' hearts.

Important, fierce. Pipkin stole my heart with this book.” —A.S. King, author of Still Life with Tornado
“Mighty, innovative, and nearly impossible to put down.” —David Arnold, author of Mosquitoland
“Incredibly honest and empathetic.—ALA Booklist
“Big-hearted, sensitive, and engrossing.Publishers Weekly


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781250114853
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Publication date: 06/05/2018
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 368
Sales rank: 329,057
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range: 12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Bonnie Pipkin believes in prose, performances, puppet shows, and public displays of affection. Originally from California, Bonnie now lives in Brooklyn. She has an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, teaches literature courses at Kean University, officiates weddings, and looks after a very cute cat. Aftercare Instructions is Bonnie’s first novel.
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