Mandana Towhidy

Arcadia Mandana Towhidy

Publisher Marketing: "Nothing quite earth-shattering happens, but the book isn't some grinding psychological portrait of people making tough choices; it's about the freedom of not making choices at all. The unraveling of Ronnie's all-things-to-all-people disposition definitely resonates more with those looking back on adolescence than anyone too mired in it to realize how lucky they are." VICE magazine "I was a bit skeptical before reading: it sounded so promising that I thought it couldn't be true. But I ended up loving it: the soundtrack is great, the descriptions vivid and suggestive... It is like so many high school stories but with a metal spirit and actual style in writing!" Goodreads review Populated by rockers, Deadheads, misfits, skinheads, Goths, surfers, preppies, cheerleaders, and jocks, ARCADIA by Mandana Towhidy is a Fast Times at Ridgemont High for the Metal years. It's an honest story of Ronnie and her friends (Ezze, Tess, Ash, and Syd), teen girls in the heart of the Hollywood Metal scene during the late 80s/early 90s, ruling it in their own way, with or without the boys, and having the time of their lives: scrounging dimes for burritos, ducking the hallway narcs, getting stoned in the parking lot, and hitching rides to the next party to get wasted, all before noon on a school day. And in the world of Hollywood where more is all you need, Ronnie discovers happiness in Metal and friends and learning to see through the games and the "perfect-ness" of it all. Long Hair Rocks... Again! This book contains a "soundtrack" for the reader to further immerse themselves in the story and/or characters' heads. The "soundtrack" can be followed on the novel's YouTube channel (EZZEBARBAZETTE) under "RONNIE'S PLAYLIST."