Dyan Sheldon

Sophie Pitt-turnbull Discovers America Dyan Sheldon Reprint edition

"Sheldon has lots of fun with mutual stereotypes and prejudices, not only about nationality but also about race and class. . . . Hilarious." ? BOOKLIST

The summer her mother announces that they won?t be taking their usual holiday in France, sixteen-year-old Sophie Pitt-Turnbull is aghast ? so much so that when Mummy?s old art-school chum in New York suggests they trade daughters for the summer, Sophie feels her prayers have been answered. Unfortunately, there are a few details Mummy neglects to tell her. . . . Get ready for a comical case of culture clash as an uptight British teen finds herself deep in the heart of working-class Brooklyn ? and finally dares to have an adventure worth writing home about.