Whores on the Hill: A Novel

This book is absolutely my favorite book I have ever read. You couldnt have torn me away from it, had you used phyiscal force. Even after finishing it, i was reluctant to let go of it for the next 3 days. Its characters are so beautifully created and exposed. Their experiences are described with such evocative description and subtle detail that I can still picture each one. After finishing it, I wanted to be these characters,... Read Full Review

This was the best coming of age novel that I have ever read. Ms. Curran really taps into the angst of searching for one's identity during the teenage years. At first I thought this book might be attacking an all girls' high school, but that was definitely not the case. In fact Ms. Curran shows how an all girls' education can be quite empowering.I am a high school English teacher and we are always looking for good and yet... Read Full Review

This is NOT a coming of age novel by any means... but it is a "coming of responsibility" novel. I live in Wauwatosa, just outside of Milwaukee and right where this book takes place. Half of the places they mention I know where they are. Originally, I picked up this book just as a laugh because it was supposed to be based on DSHA (Divine Savior Holy Angels... see a connection?) the last all girls Catholic school in Milwaukee... Read Full Review

[...]Whores on the Hill is actually an amazing story about three young women trying to understand and take control of their lives, their dreams, and their own sexuality. It's basically what every teenager (male and female) goes through, but in this book, Colleen Curran has not avoided addressing these issues in real terms. Curran doesn't gloss over the startling reality of teenage sex and drug use. She presents the story of... Read Full Review