Pretty Ugly: A Novel (32 page)
A big thank-you to Aaron Kaplan and Dan Norton for getting this book sold, Richie Kern for championing it, and my editor, Brendan Deneen, for sticking by it. I do appreciate it.
There are countless friends and family members who have graciously given their time to read different versions of this over the years. I appreciate your contributions and promise to send you a lovely handwritten thank-you note, or at least shoot you a quick text.
KIRKER BUTLER
grew up in Hartford Kentucky (“Home of 2000 Happy People and a Few Soreheads”), and now lives in Los Angeles, where he is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer. His television credits include
Family Guy, The Cleveland Show
, and
Galavant
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Contents
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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PRETTY UGLY.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Butler, Kirker.
Pretty ugly: a novel / Kirker Butler.—First edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-250-04972-8 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4668-5068-2 (e-book)
1. Satire. 2. Domestic fiction. I. Title.
PS3602.U872P74 2015
813'.6—dc23
2014037218
e-ISBN 9781466850682
First Edition: March 2015