Going Away Party: A NovelWinner of Story Line's first Three Oaks Prize in Fiction, supported by Bloomsbury Books of Ashland, Oregon. Selected from more than 600 entrants, "Going Away Party" stood out for its brisk pace, sassy, streetwise patter, and surprising, compassionate conclusion. Twenty-year-old Jess MacGuire, a good Catholic girl, wrestles with her uncertain future while her family is away on vacation. When her mother's ex-lover appears, she invites him to stay...until they're caught red-handed. An edgy, optimistic affirmation of love and family life. Laura Pedersen was chosen as one of Ten Outstanding Young Americans by President Clinton in 1994. The youngest person ever to have a seat on the floor of the American Stock Exchange, she wrote her first book, "Play Money," about that experience, and a second," Street-Smart Career Guide," about entrepeneurship. A former assistant to Joan Rivers, she writes comedy and performs at the Improv and other venues. She has appeared on "Oprah," the "David Letterman Show," and "Good Morning, America," and is a columnist for the "Sunday New York Times," |
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... okay . No one ever died of rumpledness . Rumpled and tired . " Denny yawns and slowly rises from the table , as befitting a person suffering from a deep physical exhaustion . " I'd like to try and get some sleep if that's okay with you ...
... Okay , okay , I get your point . " I don't want to hear anymore of his grown - up shit . I change my mind again . He is one of them after all . " You sound just like my parents . " " Then maybe you should listen to your parents once in ...
... Okay . But you have to pay up front . ” " Jess , I can't . C'mon you know I'm good for it , I've even got stock options . I'm vested , woman ! I can buy and sell you thousands of times over . " “ Yeah , you're half right about that ...