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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... side to side . I pretend to ignore his excuses , though it's actually sweet music to my ears to hear someone else griping about their mother and I could probably listen to that sort of thing for a very long while . " Second , you ...
... side to side . " The first move after college is really key — it's , like , your geographic destiny . Hopefully someday I'll start a career in a place far away from here and maybe even meet my future husband there . Or who knows , maybe ...
... side to side . " You know , after being together for so long you develop a routine together . Sometimes just for fun we would go to Kmart and buy things for the garden . I just can't see myself going on alone . " I'm evil and ...