Testimony from Your Perfect Girl, Kaui Hart Hemmings
Testimony from Your Perfect Girl, Kaui Hart Hemmings
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Testimony from Your Perfect Girl

Author: Kaui Hart Hemmings

Narrator: Amy Landon

Unabridged: 7 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2019


Synopsis

A compulsively readable story that celebrates the awkward complexity of teenage relationships--with their families, and with each other, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Descendants.

Annie Tripp has everything she needs--Italian sweaters, vintage chandelier earrings, and elite ice skating lessons--but all that changes when her father is accused of scamming hundreds of people out of their investments. Annie knows her dad wasn't at fault, but she and her brother are exiled to their estranged aunt and uncle's house in a run-down part of Breckenridge--until the trial blows over.

Life with her new family isn't quite up to Annie's usual standard of living, but surprisingly, pretending to be someone else offers a freedom she's never known. As Annie starts to make real friends for the first time, she realizes she has more in common with her aunt and uncle than she ever wanted to know. As the family's lies begin to crumble and truths demand consequences, Annie must decide which secrets need to see the light of day . . . and which are worth keeping.

About The Author

Kaui Hart Hemmings is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Descendants, which has been published in twenty-two countries and is an Oscar-winning film directed by Alexander Payne and starring George Clooney. Her novel, The Possibilities, has been optioned by Jason Reitman and FOX Searchlight and is an Oprah and People Magazine "must read." She has also authored the novel, How to Party with an Infant, the young adult novel, Juniors, and a story collection, House of Thieves.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kat on February 05, 2019

* Thank you Penguin Teen Canada for the advanced copy, in exchange for my honest opinion * ACTUAL: 4.25/5 his novel follows Annie Tripp, a teenage girl who has everything she needs: designer clothes, elite figure skating lessons, and more. However, her precious world shatters when her father is accuse......more

Goodreads review by Sasha on September 04, 2019

2.5 As with the other books Hemmings has written, I found the main character to be privileged and hard to like. The plot was overly simple and obvious. The relationships within the family and with new friends should have hooked me but dragged on in their unimaginative blathering. I feel like her boo......more

Goodreads review by Rhiannon on January 02, 2022

I had been avoiding this book for months because it seemed kind of lame, but I was so wrong. It was pleasantly surprising, wonderful in so many ways. I loved watching Jay & Annie get to know their aunt & uncle, Skip & Nicole. The family dynamic was perfect. Just right. Annie became so much more leve......more

Goodreads review by Molly on June 26, 2020

It took me a while to get around to this one. The main character is spoiled and difficult to like at first, but as she learns about her father's unethical real estate dealings and where her privilege comes from, she does learn and grow. It's not fast-paced or extremely compelling, but it is a nice,......more

Goodreads review by Michael on August 17, 2019

In material terms, sixteen-year-old Annie Tripp, Colorado high school junior, pretty much has it all. Her father is a millionaire property developer, she lives in a big, fancy house with a housekeeper and a cook, and there’s no limit on her credit card. But then criminal charges are brought against......more