Guyaholic (18 page)

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.

Copyright © 2007 by Carolyn Mackler
Cover photograph copyright © 2009 by
Stuart McClymont/Stone/Getty Images

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.

First electronic edition 2012

The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:

Mackler, Carolyn.
Guyaholic / Carolyn Mackler. — 1st ed.
p.  cm.
Summary: V, the queen of the meaningless hookup, has been with Sam for a pretty long time, but when she panics after graduation and messes everything up, it takes a solo driving trip from New York to visit her irresponsible mother in Texas before she learns enough about herself to know what she really wants.
ISBN 978-0-7636-2537-5 (hardcover)
[1. Self-perception — Fiction. 2. Emotional problems — Fiction. 3. Interpersonal relations — Fiction. 4. Sex — Fiction. 5. Mothers and daughters — Fiction. 6. Automobile travel — Fiction.]  I. Title.
PZ7.M2178Gu 2007
[Fic] — dc22    2007024098

ISBN 978-0-7636-2801-7 (paperback)
ISBN 978-0-7636-6001-7 (electronic)

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