Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress Tales of

From the author of "Kiss My Tiara" comes a funny and poignant collection of true stories about women coming of age that for once isn't about finding a date.

Susan Jane Gilman is the author of Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress and Kiss My Tiara. She has written commentary for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Ms. magazine, among others, and her fiction and essays have received several literary awards. Though she has lived most recently in Geneva, Switzerland, and Washington, D.C., she remains, eternally, a child of New York.

Author's Soapbox

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PART I Grape Juice and Humiliation

1. Nudie Hippie Kiddie Star

3

(21)

2. A Girl's Guide to Bragging and Lying

24

(17)

3. White Like Me

41

(21)

4. Christmas Trees, Jews, and Virgins

62

(24)

5. Love and the Maharishi

86

(25)

PART II Not Just Horny, But Obnoxious, Too

6. Mick Jagger Wants Me

111

(22)

7. Puberty, Sex, and Other Extreme Sports

133

(22)

8. My Brilliant Career

155

(22)

9. How Clever Are We?

177

PART III Reality Says "Hello"

10. Picnic at Treblinka

201

(28)

11. I Was a Professional Lesbian

229

(18)

12. My Father the Park Ranger, My Mother the Nun

247

(30)

13. Your Tax Dollars, Hard at Work

277

(33)

14. Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress

310

(21)

15. Speak at the Tuna

331

(22)

About the Author

353

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Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress Tales of Growing Up Groovy and Clueless

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