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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... started living here last night . Instead he checks the mantel clock , which reads 10:40 PM , and rises from his chair , as if preparing to make his final exit . " Well , it's been a pleasure but I'm sure you have to study and I guess I ...
... started when she was in the hospital for a hip operation two summers ago and had to share a TV with a woman who had bypass surgery . Grandma always let her room- mate monopolize their viewing schedule , even if there was something on ...
... started on a Friday afternoon . Back then Onyx was strictly an engineering firm . It was before consulting really came into vogue . Companies did almost everything in - house back in those days . Anyway , at the end of December we were ...