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Book SynopsisA heartfelt and deftly told coming-of-age story,
Mannequin Girl captures the bleakness of Soviet Russia and the hopeful turmoil of adolescence.
Trade Review"[A] tender, bittersweet coming-of-age tale." -- Andrea Walker - People
"Coming of age is pretty tough as it is. Now imagine going through it in a back brace. And in Soviet Russia. In her beautiful and tender novel, Ellen Litman shows the pain, awkwardness and isolation of adolescence better than anybody else." -- Lara Vapnyar
"Ellen Litman has written an entrancing and evocative novel about a girl who is always torn between the ordinary and the extraordinary, the rash and the rational. Kat is a wonderfully vivid character and I loved reading about her perilous years as a mannequin girl. If only they didn’t have to end, at least for the reader." -- Margot Livesey
"Ellen Litman notices and captures details that electrify her writing. Her novel's premise is fascinating and its execution is skillful. Kat Knopman is a protagonist like none other I've come across." -- Liz Moore
"[This] coming of age story has a universality that rings true and poignant… [A] well crafted autobiographical novel… compelling." -- Penny Metsch - Jewish Book Council
