Originally published in 1982, Domestic Arrangements is the story of a
fourteen-year-old New York teen named Tatiana, an unintentional ingénue
who becomes notorious for filming a nude scene for a major movie.
Tatiana's newfound fame--which includes interviews, magazine covers, and
publicists--is set against the backdrop of an increasingly adult
personal life, as her parents file for divorce, her sister becomes
increasingly jealous of her sibling's success, and she must choose
between her teenage boyfriend and new, older loves. A stunning example
of Norma Klein's fearless take on the complexities of adolescence,
Domestic Arrangements is an indelible portrait of a girl on the cusp
of adulthood, learning to balance the challenges of life in the
spotlight with love, family, and friendship. This edition features a
brand new introduction by Norma's long-time friend, renowned children's
author Judy Blume.
Norma Klein was best known for young adult works that dealt with
family problems, childhood and adolescent sexuality, as well as social
issues like racism, sexism, and contraception. Her first novel, Mom,
the Wolf Man and Me (1972), was about the daughter of an unmarried,
sexually active woman. Her subsequent works included Sunshine, It's
Okay If You Don't Love Me, Breaking Up, and Family Secrets. Because
of their subject matter, many of her books sparked considerable
controversy, and a 1986 American Library Association survey found that
nine of her novels had been removed from libraries. In an interview that
same year with the New York Times, Klein said: I'm not a rebel, trying
to stir things up just to be provocative. I'm doing it because I feel
like writing about real life. She died in 1989 at the age of fifty.
