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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... turns the knob . I quickly locate my favorite rock station . At the end of the next street there aren't any cars in sight and so Denny makes a left turn on red . “ Excuse me , but are you trying to get the attention of the local ...
... turn putting the gun to his head and pulling the trigger until one person blows his brains out ? " " Yes , " says Denny . " Well in Beer Hunter a six - pack is substituted for a six chamber pistol and one can is shaken up beforehand so ...
... turn on a light and run to retrieve a small hand mirror from my dresser drawer . Before I can place it under Denny's nose his eyelids flicker open . He stares up at me and calmly asks , “ What are you doing ? " " Nothing , " I reply ...