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Abigail Tarttelin

Abigail Tarttelin
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Abigail Tarttelin

Abigail Tarttelin is a writer, an actress, and the book editor for Phoenix magazine in the UK. She lives in London. Find out more at AbigailTarttelin.com.

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A. Life is too short to not be happy.
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My life in 8 words: "Surreal, happy adventure filled with love and laughter."
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Abigail Tarttelin will be at THE BOOK SHACK,101 Independence Mall Way,Kingston on 05/24 See details
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May 21, 2013
Golden Boy will be released on May 21, 2013 in Hardcover, Audio Download, eBook
May 21, 2013
Golden Boy is now available in Hardcover, Audio Download, eBook
May 21, 2013
The Atria Summer 2013 Beach-Read Bag will be released on June 04, 2013 in eBook
May 17, 2013
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Life is too short to not be happy. Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. At a family celebration by the sea. Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. I’d be an expert in martial arts. Or maybe really proficient at a string instrument. Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. Cold, Cold Ground by Tom Waits, Lost Not Alone By Michael Reeve, Bad Religion by Frank Ocean, Ten-Twenty-Ten by The Generationals, Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. Entirely unwarranted arrogance. Learn more about Abigail Tarttelin

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Denver Post, May 19, 2013
...makes a life-changing decision to drop everything and travel to Bangalore, India, to teach fifth-graders. Golden Boy, by Abigail Tarttelin. Cute, athletic high-schooler Max Walker is every girl's crush. What they don't know is "Everest: The First Ascent"...
New Zealand Herald, May 18, 2013
...Abigail Tarttelin has written a dramatic and emotionally authentic story. An unusual sexual secret gives this novel raw power, writes Nicky Pellegrino Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin (Hachette) Normally I would...
Boston Globe, May 16, 2013
...and Austin Ratner (“In the Land of the Living”) read at 7 p.m. at Newtonville Books … Abigail Tarttelin (“Golden Boy”) reads at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store FRIDAY: Edward O. Wilson (“Letters to a Young Scientist”) reads at 6 p.m. at the...
Taranaki Daily News, May 15, 2013
...Abigail Tarttelin is one of those fierce young up-and-coming authors who make anyone *coughcough* who has ever aspired to make a living as a writer of fiction fall into a pit...
Flare.com, May 8, 2013
...Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin (Atria, $25) “What a turnaround,” says British author Abigail Tarttelin, laughing about the six-figure book deal she signed for her just-released second novel, Golden Boy . “The last place I...
Lovereading, May 3, 2013
...Golden Boy – a gritty, cool and brilliantly compelling novel from one of the hippest young authors around, Abigail Tarttelin. May Luck be With You! – This Month’s Competitions Win a luxury craft weekend break on...
Montgomery Village Patch, May 2, 2013
...m. “What’s a Witch To Do?” – Jennifer Harlow New Voices in Fiction – Emily Jeanne Miller, Abigail Tarttelin Cultural Explorations – Vaddey Ratner, Manil Suri The Mommy Bloggers – Amber Dusick, Jill Smokler Baseball and Society...
New Zealand Herald, May 19, 2013
...city of Benin? Porto-Novo Allada Kandi Who is the author of the novel 'Golden Boy'? Emma Martin Abigail Tarttelin Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie How many mice were on a recently returned Russian space capsule that has spent a month's mission in orbit? ...
Denver Post, May 19, 2013
...makes a life-changing decision to drop everything and travel to Bangalore, India, to teach fifth-graders. Golden Boy, by Abigail Tarttelin. Cute, athletic high-schooler Max Walker is every girl's crush. What they don't know is "Everest: The First Ascent"...
New Zealand Herald, May 18, 2013
...Abigail Tarttelin has written a dramatic and emotionally authentic story. An unusual sexual secret gives this novel raw power, writes Nicky Pellegrino Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin (Hachette) Normally I would...
Boston Globe, May 16, 2013
...and Austin Ratner (“In the Land of the Living”) read at 7 p.m. at Newtonville Books … Abigail Tarttelin (“Golden Boy”) reads at 7 p.m. at Harvard Book Store FRIDAY: Edward O. Wilson (“Letters to a Young Scientist”) reads at 6 p.m. at the...
Taranaki Daily News, May 15, 2013
...Abigail Tarttelin is one of those fierce young up-and-coming authors who make anyone *coughcough* who has ever aspired to make a living as a writer of fiction fall into a pit...
Southland Times, May 15, 2013
...Abigail Tarttelin is one of those fierce young up-and-coming authors who make anyone *coughcough* who has ever aspired to make a living as a writer of fiction fall into a pit...
World News Network, May 15, 2013
...Abigail Tarttelin is one of those fierce young up-and-coming authors who make anyone *coughcough* who has ever aspired to make a living as a writer of fiction fall into a pit...