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Towelhead is a novel written by American novelistAlicia Erian[1] and first published April 6, 2005. Alicia Erian is the first holder of the Newhouse Visiting Professorship of Creative Writing atWellesley College in Massachusetts.
The novel is about a thirteen-year-old girlcoming of age. Physically developed for her age and looking slightly older, she does not understand how to deal with the effect she has on older men. After her American mother's boyfriend starts behaving inappropriately towards her, her mother sends her fromSyracuse, New York, to live with herLebanese father inHouston, Texas, believing he will be a strong disciplining force in teaching her how to be more modest. Her father's stricter discipline, coming from a culture she has not grown up in and does not understand, only makes it more difficult to comprehend her surroundings, which include a bigoted Army reservist she is attracted to and a liberal couple.
The novel has been adapted into a film,Towelhead, by screenwriter and directorAlan Ball. The film starred newcomerSummer Bishil in the lead role and includes actorsAaron Eckhart,Toni Collette,Maria Bello, andPeter Macdissi.[2] It premiered at theToronto International Film Festival on Saturday, September 8, 2007 and at the 2008Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2008. It is currently in DVD release.
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