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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... voice . Am I mourning Carl or Moviephone ? " Anyway , I'm going to be an entrepreneur . I already have an entire business all figured out . One that's going to make me fantastically rich - all I need is some start - up money ...
... voice come on : “ Tell me , you who my soul loves , where do you pasture your flock , where do you make it lie down at noon ; for why should I be like one who wan- ders beside the flocks of your companions ? " Before the message ...
... voice singing Don't Fence Me In echoes in the stairwell as he clambers through the entrance hall at ten o'clock the following morning . The words act as an alarm bell for me . Specifi- cally , more like a death knell . Denny and I wake ...