Margo'S Got Money Troubles

As the child of an ex-pro wrestler and a Hooters waitress, Margo Millet's always known she'd have to make it on her own. When she finds herself pregnant by her English professor and in need of cash fast, she comes up with a plan: she'll start an OnlyFans as an experiment, producing content and writing storylines unlike anything else out there. Luckily, what Margo lacks in options she makes up for in ingenuity, and before she knows it, she's an online phenomenon. Could this be the answer to all of Margo's problems, or does internet fame come with too high a price? See what readers are saying about Margo . . . 'Inappropriately funny' The Times 'I was immediately hooked' Jacqueline Wilson 'Enormously entertaining and lovable' Nick Hornby, New York Times 'Very funny' India Knight, Sunday Times STYLE Review: A whipsmart novel with a completely surprising heroine who comprehensively wins your heart . . . Rufi Thorpe has crafted a wholly original tale that manages to build a deliciously immersive fictional world full of intriguing characters while blatantly questioning notions of storytelling, and to offer serious challenges to ideas about young mothers and sex work while being wryly and often inappropriately funny. It's been snapped up for an Apple TV+ series, starring Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman, but get in first with the book - it's definitely worth savouring Thorpe's prose on the page. * The Times, Book of the Month * The warmth of Thorpe's tone, together with the thoroughness of her imagination and the artfulness of her pacing, means that skepticism is kept at bay. She sells us on both the characters and the plot . . . [in] this enormously entertaining and lovable book -- Nick Hornby * New York Times Book Review * Thorpe's literary hum has translated into a resounding roar . . . beyond Thorpe's strong characters and tight plots, what sets her apart from her peers is the gnawing philosophical tension that rests at the centre of her books . . . Thorpe allows her characters to remain flawed but bent toward redemption in this wholly entertaining, utterly endearing and thought-provoking novel that asks, "What kind of truth would require this many lies to tell?" Thorpe's novels defy easy categorization. Her characters' radiant energy and her books' knotted plots don't align with the moody atmosphere and tone poem quality of most contemporary literary fiction. Yet, these novels remain more intense and rigorous than most upmarket women's fiction. It's exhilarating to find an author who wants to tell you a good yarn, but also ask a lot of complicated questions -- Lauren LeBlanc * Los Angeles Times * Author Biography: Rufi Thorpe received her MFA from the University of Virginia. She is the author of three previous novels, has been longlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize, and shortlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize and the PEN/Faulkner award. She currently teaches for The Book Incubator, and lives in California with her husband and two sons.