The City Wants You Alone - by Blake Nelson (Paperback)

About the Book

The conclusion to cult hits Girl and Dream School

Book Synopsis

The conclusion to cult hits Girl and Dream School

Andrea Marr, freshly kicked out of college, retreats to her hometown of Portland, Oregon and takes a job at J.Crew. But her ambition to become a writer catches up with her and drives her to make the leap to New York, where she contends with the challenges and opportunities of the big city.

Review Quotes

"Growing up, my favorite book was Girl by Blake Nelson. To this day, I'm unsure if I know anyone else who read it. I learned about this book in a teen magazine, came across it at a yard sale, and re-read it countless times. I felt like the main character was inside my head, my heart, my school; she helped inform my high school experience and comforted me within it. One of the most influential books of my life for sure." - Marie Taylor

"I'm writing all choppy because I'm reading Girl by Blake Nelson at the moment and it's hard to get out of a writing style when all you've been doing is reading it because you've been bored and your bangs could only take so much cutting." - Tavi Gevinson, The Style Rookie​​​​​​​

"I first read Girl in excerpts in the long-defunct (sniff) Sassy magazine; I was captivated and bought the book then. I have never read a book so many times. The style is perfect and I never get tired of narrator Andrea Marr." - Cherie Yanek