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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... finally reaches the accessories stage he's always late for work , missed his breakfast , in a foul mood and going through the early stages of withdrawal from his neatly pressed white Oxford pinpoint cotton shirt and single - breasted ...
... finally look up from my book . " Sorry , I didn't mean to bother you , ” Denny says , probably be- cause I'm wearing a look of resignation that he could easily have mis- taken for annoyance . I know that any further persuading him to ...
... finally sighs and closes his eyes for a few seconds . " Don't get me wrong , " he finally says , " Because I'd never do it . But I can see why people commit suicide . Right now it seems that my life couldn't possibly get any worse . Nor ...