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Here, Kitty
Here, Kitty
2023 American Fiction Awards Finalist in General Fiction
Robin Roberts of Good Morning America hails Blinckmann's work as "page turners." Says of Here, Kitty- "the humor is there."
Hillsdale, Massachusetts, is a small town brimming with secrets. Unfortunately for its residents, they don’t stand a chance once they meet sixteen-year-old Kitty Kittrick. As subtle as a thunderstorm, Kitty barrels through life in bright tracksuits, armed with cheeky questions and disarming honesty. Without the usual teenage insecurities—or any sense of social boundaries—she somehow wrangles the town’s most troubled citizens and drags them out of the hot mess they call lives.
But this isn’t just Kitty’s story. It’s about the people caught in her orbit. Peter, the twenty-five-year-old Yale dropout turned reluctant tennis coach, realizes maybe dosing his parents with pot brownies and mocking his brother aren’t exactly healthy hobbies. Nina, Kitty’s older sister and guardian, fears Kitty will uncover their darkest family secret—and that she herself will spend every Saturday night alone. Dave, Peter’s best friend, hides his Tinder hookups, gambling debts, and oh yeah, the fact that he’s gay, from his neurotic parents. Kitty’s neighbor Mia, freshly divorced, is battling a book-banning coworker, an ex-husband now dating her sister, and her own barely concealed loathing. Meanwhile, her ten-year-old son Adam hacks his dad’s Amazon account to send the family self-help books on narcissism. They’re all liars, but lovable ones.
The catch? Kitty has one never lie—especially not to the people you love. But even she’s tested when a stranger with a bad dragon tattoo rolls into town in a beat-up Corolla and manages to piss off the Starbucks barista.
Here, Kitty is a heartfelt, hilarious story about growing up, taking risks, confronting the past, and learning when to own your mistakes. never go to Costco high. Duh.
2023 American Fiction Awards Finalist in General Fiction
Robin Roberts of Good Morning America hails Blinckmann's work as "page turners." Says of Here, Kitty- "the humor is there."
Hillsdale, Massachusetts, is a small town brimming with secrets. Unfortunately for its residents, they don’t stand a chance once they meet sixteen-year-old Kitty Kittrick. As subtle as a thunderstorm, Kitty barrels through life in bright tracksuits, armed with cheeky questions and disarming honesty. Without the usual teenage insecurities—or any sense of social boundaries—she somehow wrangles the town’s most troubled citizens and drags them out of the hot mess they call lives.
But this isn’t just Kitty’s story. It’s about the people caught in her orbit. Peter, the twenty-five-year-old Yale dropout turned reluctant tennis coach, realizes maybe dosing his parents with pot brownies and mocking his brother aren’t exactly healthy hobbies. Nina, Kitty’s older sister and guardian, fears Kitty will uncover their darkest family secret—and that she herself will spend every Saturday night alone. Dave, Peter’s best friend, hides his Tinder hookups, gambling debts, and oh yeah, the fact that he’s gay, from his neurotic parents. Kitty’s neighbor Mia, freshly divorced, is battling a book-banning coworker, an ex-husband now dating her sister, and her own barely concealed loathing. Meanwhile, her ten-year-old son Adam hacks his dad’s Amazon account to send the family self-help books on narcissism. They’re all liars, but lovable ones.
The catch? Kitty has one never lie—especially not to the people you love. But even she’s tested when a stranger with a bad dragon tattoo rolls into town in a beat-up Corolla and manages to piss off the Starbucks barista.
Here, Kitty is a heartfelt, hilarious story about growing up, taking risks, confronting the past, and learning when to own your mistakes. never go to Costco high. Duh.
332 pages, Paperback
Published February 12, 2023
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Hays Blinckmann
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Hays Trott Blinckmann is a writer, journalist, teacher, and recovering painter. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She lives in Key West, Florida, with her husband and two sons. Her other novels include In the Salt, Where I Can Breathe, Here, Kitty, and the young adult novel Yell Out Loud. They are available on Amazon and at bookstores throughout Key West. If you enjoyed this book, please consider leaving a review on Amazon.com. As this is a published novel, your reviews and recommendations on social media help Tiny Little Earthquakes reach a wider audience. Thank you for spreading the word—places, people. Places!
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November 2, 2024
4.5 in some ways. Hays Blinckmann gets better every book she writes. "Here Kitty" has lots of good lessons tucked in among all the crazy, funny stuff and people, and that's what makes this comedy of laughs worth reading. And maybe the best thing of all? The laughs Blinkmann gives us are of the kind that used to exist before gross personal attacks became the only way to "amuse" the audience. And truth be told, most of you will find yourself somewhere in this story, back in the day when..oh well, get "Here Kitty," open it up, and enjoy!
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