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," |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 61
... probably deal with the twenty - somethings , but Helene is a force to be reckoned with . I honestly believe she should have her own element on the periodic table , " he says half - seriously . " Right there between Hafnium and Helium ...
... probably out there right this very minute holding a flashlight to your license plate and radioing your mom back at HQ . ” I guess this could be considered unnecessary cruelty but I can't resist . Denny dashes to the phone and pushes the ...
... probably a good idea . I have to be back at work on Tuesday — my company's be- reavement allotment ends this Friday — and I don't want to appear so disheveled that everyone in the office feels sorry for me . " He pauses briefly . " On ...