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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... decide Denny is not really an Other . He is acting as if my request to find a drink that begins with an A is as rea- sonable as asking for two aspirin . I honestly believe he will offer to get in the car and go to the store if he has to ...
... decide that I really don't want to know about it . Upon returning to the bedroom I study Denny for a few minutes in the pale moonlight and decide that he is a tidy sleeper . He certainly isn't a bed or blanket hog , and he doesn't ...
... decide , despite any unpleasant consequences , particularly when circumstances become bigger than one's self . What are they talking about in there ? I wonder . The logistics of Denny's escape ? Or is it more ? Is he going to confess ...