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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... idea . “ I'm working on a line of greeting cards for dysfunc- tional families ! " " Really ? " Denny sounds skeptical . 99 " Yeah . Don't you think it's a great idea ? Nobody is doing it . " Makes you wonder why not . What exactly would ...
... idea right there , Denny ! " " What ? " " Pet funerals . Seriously , we could write a book of memorial ser- vices for all types of pets ; frogs , birds , horses , everything ! Maybe even do some merchandising . You know , little pet ...
... idea of waking up with a boa con- strictor around my neck either , ” I declare and release an involuntary shiver . " It travels through the house behind the walls and pops out in weird places . It's not exactly as if he glides through ...