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“Margo’s Got Money Troubles is the feel-good novel we need right now.” —The Washington Post 

“[An] enormously entertaining and lovable book.” —Nick Hornby, New York Times Book Review   

A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman’s attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world—from the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen.

As the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo Millet's always known she’d have to make it on her own. So she enrolls at her local junior college, even though she can’t imagine how she’ll ever make a living. She’s still figuring things out and never planned to have an affair with her English professor—and while the affair is brief, it isn’t brief enough to keep her from getting pregnant. Despite everyone’s advice, she decides to keep the baby, mostly out of naiveté and a yearning for something bigger.

Now, at twenty, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. She needs a cash infusion—fast. When her estranged father, Jinx, shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Then Margo begins to form a plan: she’ll start an OnlyFans as an experiment, and soon finds herself adapting some of Jinx’s advice from the world of wrestling. Like how to craft a compelling character and make your audience fall in love with you. Before she knows it, she’s turned it into a runaway success. Could this be the answer to all of Margo’s problems, or does internet fame come with too high a price?

Blisteringly funny and filled with sharp insight, Margo’s Got Money Troubles is a tender tale starring an endearing young heroine who’s struggling to wrest money and power from a world that has little interest in giving it to her. It’s a playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative, and an empowering portrait of coming into your own, both online and off.   

“A wholly original novel. . . . Thorpe is both poetic and profound in the way she brings her remarkable story to an end.” —The Associated Press 

“Margo’s Got Money Troubles is the feel-good novel we need right now.” —The Washington Post 

“[An] enormously entertaining and lovable book.” —Nick Hornby, New York Times Book Review   

A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman’s attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world—from the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen.

As the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo Millet's always known she’d have to make it on her own. So she enrolls at her local junior college, even though she can’t imagine how she’ll ever make a living. She’s still figuring things out and never planned to have an affair with her English professor—and while the affair is brief, it isn’t brief enough to keep her from getting pregnant. Despite everyone’s advice, she decides to keep the baby, mostly out of naiveté and a yearning for something bigger.

Now, at twenty, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. She needs a cash infusion—fast. When her estranged father, Jinx, shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Then Margo begins to form a plan: she’ll start an OnlyFans as an experiment, and soon finds herself adapting some of Jinx’s advice from the world of wrestling. Like how to craft a compelling character and make your audience fall in love with you. Before she knows it, she’s turned it into a runaway success. Could this be the answer to all of Margo’s problems, or does internet fame come with too high a price?

Blisteringly funny and filled with sharp insight, Margo’s Got Money Troubles is a tender tale starring an endearing young heroine who’s struggling to wrest money and power from a world that has little interest in giving it to her. It’s a playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative, and an empowering portrait of coming into your own, both online and off.   

“A wholly original novel. . . . Thorpe is both poetic and profound in the way she brings her remarkable story to an end.” —The Associated Press 

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As the child of an ex-pro wrestler and a Hooters waitress, Margo Millet''s always known she''d have to make it on her own. When she finds herself pregnant by her English professor and in need of cash fast, she comes up with a plan: she''ll start an OnlyFans as an experiment, producing content and writing storylines unlike anything else out there.

Luckily, what Margo lacks in options she makes up for in ingenuity, and before she knows it, she''s an online phenomenon. Could this be the answer to all of Margo''s problems, or does internet fame come with too high a price?

See what readers are saying about Margo . . .

''A funny and warm novel which I couldn''t put down!'' Amazon reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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''Beautifully written, informative, sensitive, sad and often funny, this is a work of art'' Amazon reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Lucas and Katya were boarding school seniors when, blindingly in love, they decided to have a baby. Seventeen years later, after a decade of absence, Lucas is a weekend dad, newly involved in his daughter Vera''s life. But after Vera suffers a terrifying psychotic break at a high school party, Lucas takes her to Lithuania, his grandmother''s homeland, for the summer. Here, in the city of Vilnius, Lucas hopes to save Vera from the sorrow of her diagnosis. As he uncovers a secret about his grandmother, a Home Army rebel who escaped Stutthof, Vera searches for answers of her own. Why did Lucas abandon her as a baby? What really happened the night of her breakdown? And who can she trust with the truth? Skillfully weaving family mythology and Lithuanian history with a story of mental illness, inheritance, young love, and adventure, Rufi Thorpe has written a breathtakingly intelligent, emotionally enthralling book.

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2014 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE Mia and Lorrie Ann are lifelong friends: hard-hearted Mia and untouchably beautiful, kind Lorrie Ann. While Mia struggles with a mother who drinks, a pregnancy at fifteen, and younger brothers she loves but can''t quite be good to, Lorrie Ann is luminous, surrounded by her close-knit family, immune to the mistakes that mar her best friend''s life. Until a sudden loss catapults Lorrie Ann into tragedy: things fall apart, and then fall apart further – and there is nothing Mia can do to help. And as good, kind, brave Lorrie Ann stops being so good, Mia begins to question just who this woman is and what that question means about them both. A staggeringly arresting, honest novel of love, motherhood, loyalty, and the myth of the perfect friendship that moves us to ask ourselves just how well we know those we love, what we owe our children, and who we are without our friends.

Fiica unei chelnerițe și a unui fost wrestler profesionist, Margo Millet a știut întotdeauna că va trebui să se descurce singură. Așa că se înscrie la colegiul local, chiar dacă nu-și poate imagina cum o să-și câștige existența. Până să-și dea seama cum stau lucrurile, are o aventură cu profesorul de engleză, rămâne însărcinată și, în ciuda sfaturilor tuturor, decide să păstreze copilul. Acum, la douăzeci de ani, Margo este singură, cu un copil, șomeră și pe punctul de a fi evacuată. Are nevoie de bani cât mai repede. Când tatăl ei, Jinx, apare la ușă și îi cere permisiunea să se mute la ea, Margo acceptă cu condiția ca el s-o ajute la îngrijirea copilului. Apoi Margo elaborează un plan. Își face cont pe OnlyFans ca experiment și, în curând, se trezește că adaptează unele dintre sfaturile lui Jinx din lumea wrestlingului. De exemplu, cum să creezi un personaj convingător, de care publicul să se îndrăgostească. Și, fără să-și dea seama, Margo înregistrează un succes răsunător. Ar putea fi acesta răspunsul la toate problemele ei sau faima pe internet are un preț prea mare?„Foarte amuzantă și ușor de citit, această carte face un lucru radical: îi permite eroinei sale să comită greșeli adevărate și să iasă totuși învingătoare.“ - Harper’s Bazaar„Deopotrivă ireverențioasă și sobră, Thorpe analizează obiceiurile sociale contradictorii într-un mod captivant și foarte distractiv. Vocea fermecătoare a lui Margo este instrumentul perfect pentru a descrie puterea dobândită când îți făurești propria poveste, sfidând criticile și părerile celorlalți.“ - Booklist„Fiecare personaj din această carte fără pretenții, dar bogată, este atât de bine dezvoltat, atât de interesant și cu atât de multe fațete, încât te vei trezi oftând și aplaudând alături de el. O carte frumoasă și complexă, care oferă observații pătrunzătoare despre viața modernă, în special despre cât de greu este să te descurci financiar într-un sistem care lucrează împotriva ta.“ – Glamour„Celor care caută haosul în vara aceasta, Margo are probleme cu banii le oferă mai mult decât suficient; o să râdeți în hohote... O privire inteligentă și plină de umor asupra banilor, a faimei pe internet și a puterii.“ - Marie Claire„Căldura din tonul lui Thorpe, minuțiozitatea imaginației sale și măiestria ritmului țin scepticismul la distanță. Atât personajele, cât și intriga sunt foarte convingătoare... [în] această carte extrem de amuzantă și adorabilă.“ - New York Times Book ReviewRUFI THORPE este autoarea romanelor The Knockout Queen, finalist al premiului PEN/Faulkner; Dear Fang, with Love și The Girls from Corona del Mar, care a fost pe lista lungă pentru International Dylan Thomas Prize și Flaherty- Dunnan First Novel Prize. Locuiește în Los Angeles, împreună cu soțul și cei doi fii ai săi, și predă la The Book Incubator.