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Margo's Got Money Troubles

By: Rufi Thorpe
Narrated by: Elle Fanning
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 'I read the first paragraph and was immediately hooked'
Jacqueline Wilson

'Enormously entertaining and lovable'
Nick Hornby, New York Times

'Nonjudgmental, original and very funny; the book is warm and generous too. I loved it'
India Knight, Sunday Times STYLE

** Big Little Lies creator David E. Kelley is to adapt for A24 - a TV show starring Nicole Kidman and Elle & Dakota Fanning **

Margo Millet's got money troubles. As the child of a Hooter's waitress and an ex-Pro-Wrestler, she's always known she'd have to make it on her own. When she finds herself pregnant by her college professor - who is very keen not to be involved - she realizes she will need cash fast.

At twenty, alone with a baby, what Margo lacks in options she makes up for in ingenuity, and soon she has a plan: she'll start an OnlyFans as an experiment, producing content and writing storylines unlike anything else out there. Help arrives in the form of her live-action role-playing flatmate Suzie, and her father, Jinx - a recovering addict and veteran of the wrestling world, who has experience of making an audience fall in love.

Before she knows it, Margo is an online phenomenon. Could this be the answer to all of Margo's problems, or does internet fame come with too high a price?

'An expansive, offbeat, gorgeous exploration of resilience, forgiveness and multi-generational parenthood'
Pandora Sykes

'A hilarious novel about making the most of what you've got'
Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here©2024 Rufi Thorpe (P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Coming of Age Editors Select Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Money Witty Funny Heartfelt Thought-Provoking

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Editorial Review

A humorous and wholly original story about single-motherhood
Per the title, Margo’s got, well, money troubles. A single mom at 20, Margo’s fired from her waitressing job when she can’t find childcare. Now struggling with rent and the cost of living in California on unemployment, she moves in with her father Jinx, an ex-pro wrestler, and launches an OnlyFans account using his advice on how to craft a character. I’m a mama to four boys and my living room often resembles a WWE ring, so Margo speared her way into my heart. Despite the premise, humor infuses the narrative, and author Rufi Thorpe plays with point of view in a wholly original way that kept me both entertained and on my toes. Narrated by actress Elle Fanning, who has been tapped to star in the TV adaptation alongside Nicole Kidman, I can already envision the mannerisms she’ll bring to Margo via the nuance she delivers in this performance. — Katie O., Audible Editor

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....Crazy funny in places but can also be read as a more serious story of a hilarious and intelligent woman who is let down, both by her own family and by the surrounding community.
Initially naive, she is able to survive and eventually thrive through her own ingenuity, while at the same time retaining a great sense of fun and a healthy self effacement.
Some well-articulated moral insight, social commentary and literary critical theory thrown in as well.
Loved it!

Works on different levels...

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Enjoyed this. Loved the nuanced account of how we can survive and thrive despite our families of origins, while also being able to know those family members in a different way through an adult viewfinder.
And narration was 👌

Real

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Margo's Got Money Troubles is unlike anything I've ever read. Thorpe had created the most real, candid, lovable character in Margo, and Elle Fanning did a stunning job of bringing her to life - she genuinely feels real and so, so disarmingly, charmingly honest. What a totally fresh, unexpected, compelling story. I was rooting for Margo and Jinx and Bodhi all the way to the last beat. Some really beautiful philosophy and life wisdom subtly woven in too. Bravo, Rufi Thorpe. The only thing remotely comparable that comes to mind is Bridget Jones - yet this is squarely different and its very own, perfectly formed baby.

Wow. Totally unique & voicy.

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Loved this book …. Felt like I really got to know Margot …. Hoping there will be a follow up xxx

Excellent

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Easy to read, although a little strange at times. Ending was a little abrupt. Good for the beach .

easy read

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Big fan of this. A new single mother who starts an OnlyFans to make ends meet, with help from her pro-wrestler dad and her cosplay loving friend. Margo is easily one of my fave characters of all time. Very funny and heartwarming. Elle Fanning did an awesome job!

Great narration

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I really enjoyed Margo’s story, though I was wondering what will happen at the end, the ending was a bit predictable but also nice. The descriptions of the life with a newborn were accurate and sometimes funny. All in all - it’s entertaining.

Kept me listening

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I liked the main character in the story margo. a young woman who was left to bring up a baby on her own who adopts her own family fir support. written with humour and a good perspective of bringing up a baby.

entertaining

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Such a Brilliant story. Excellent narration by Elle fanning. Loved it so much! Would recommend

Amazingly funny and touching

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One of the best books I’ve listened to, full of spunk and love. Engaging and griping loved every second of it

The sheer joy and hope

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