Originally published by New American Library in 1972

"When Rosa, a depressed and drifting twenty-something, meets Paul, a middling art critic, an off-kilter romance commences. Paul longs to be dominated by physically powerful women and convinces Rosa to fulfill one of his fantasies: that she become a wrestler. Soon, Rosa joins a women's wrestling team and embarks on a tour of the South, befriends her horny teammates and their jealous boyfriends, and learns to hold her own among a crew of seedy coaches and greedy promoters. To Smithereens offers a light satire of art world personalities, a glimpse into Manhattan of the 1970s--with its seedy theatres, beguiling characters, and beloved freaks--and a riotous foray into mid-century women's wrestling. Inspired by Drexler's own career in the ring (immortalized in Andy Warhol's lithograph "Album of a Mat Queen"), and first published in 1972, To Smithereens is an antic and indelible portrait of its time. --

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