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North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc
Golden Jeep
Golden Jeep
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Introducing midwestern lesbian hero, Lucy Glass, bad girl going good in spite of and because of her best intentions. Golden Jeep is complex, compelling, understated, and very hard to put down—an irresistible combination of family, love, sex, drugs, and even rock and roll.
~Judith Katz, author of Lambda Literary Award novel
Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound and The Escape Artist. I was up until five in the morning with Ellen Lansky’s Golden Jeep, a rare occurrence for me
in this era of etiolated meaninglessness and plain bad writing. Her novel is that good--a harrowing, no-holds-barred story of a young woman, Lucy, whose mother is dying of cancer at the same time Lucy learns she’s carrying her first child, by donor. Every character is real and durable, and Lucy’s parents, Trudy and Sid, both physicians, are especially memorable. Lansky’s pared-down, scarifying prose, no wasted motion, achieves a poetic accuracy of emotion that’s rare, particularly in scenes between Lucy and her dying mother. It’s a horrific yet lovely story,
a beautiful novel, every page bearing the mark of artistry, peopled by characters who populate the reader’s imagination.
~Larry Woiwode, author of What I Think I Did, Words Made Fresh, The Invention of Lefse, and Beyond the Bedroom Wall
An exceptional debut novel—confronting the mysteries of death, love, birth, and betrayal, Lucy Glass bursts on the literary scene as an unforgettable character—smart-mouthed, half jock/half poet, and so courageous you step into the terrifying roller coaster ride of her life with utter faith that she will deliver the goods—and she does. Reading Golden Jeepreminded me of the groundbreaking Rita Mae Brown in Rubyfruit Jungle—that unique moment when an original character steps onto the page and you know it—Lansky possesses the kind of courage we need from our
writers. She gives us the news—unvarnished, hilarious, and compelling. You’ll burn supper and tell the dog to walk itself just to finish this novel—crackling with dialogue so sharp it hurts and scenes so charged they could light up a neighborhood. Lansky is an utterly fearless writer who wins her way into our hearts the good old-fashioned way and makes us want to claim her as one of our own—an original of our time.
~Jonis Agee, author of The River Wife
Brave, funny, and true, Golden Jeepcrackles with intensity and emotional depth. Ellen Lansky has written a marvelous novel tracing a young woman’s path as she negotiates between losing a mother and bearing a child. This perilous yet humorous yet heart-breaking journey and the narrator’s pure, honest voice will resonate with readers long after they close the book.
~Diana Abu-Jaber, author of Birds of Paradiseand Crescent
~Judith Katz, author of Lambda Literary Award novel
Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound and The Escape Artist. I was up until five in the morning with Ellen Lansky’s Golden Jeep, a rare occurrence for me
in this era of etiolated meaninglessness and plain bad writing. Her novel is that good--a harrowing, no-holds-barred story of a young woman, Lucy, whose mother is dying of cancer at the same time Lucy learns she’s carrying her first child, by donor. Every character is real and durable, and Lucy’s parents, Trudy and Sid, both physicians, are especially memorable. Lansky’s pared-down, scarifying prose, no wasted motion, achieves a poetic accuracy of emotion that’s rare, particularly in scenes between Lucy and her dying mother. It’s a horrific yet lovely story,
a beautiful novel, every page bearing the mark of artistry, peopled by characters who populate the reader’s imagination.
~Larry Woiwode, author of What I Think I Did, Words Made Fresh, The Invention of Lefse, and Beyond the Bedroom Wall
An exceptional debut novel—confronting the mysteries of death, love, birth, and betrayal, Lucy Glass bursts on the literary scene as an unforgettable character—smart-mouthed, half jock/half poet, and so courageous you step into the terrifying roller coaster ride of her life with utter faith that she will deliver the goods—and she does. Reading Golden Jeepreminded me of the groundbreaking Rita Mae Brown in Rubyfruit Jungle—that unique moment when an original character steps onto the page and you know it—Lansky possesses the kind of courage we need from our
writers. She gives us the news—unvarnished, hilarious, and compelling. You’ll burn supper and tell the dog to walk itself just to finish this novel—crackling with dialogue so sharp it hurts and scenes so charged they could light up a neighborhood. Lansky is an utterly fearless writer who wins her way into our hearts the good old-fashioned way and makes us want to claim her as one of our own—an original of our time.
~Jonis Agee, author of The River Wife
Brave, funny, and true, Golden Jeepcrackles with intensity and emotional depth. Ellen Lansky has written a marvelous novel tracing a young woman’s path as she negotiates between losing a mother and bearing a child. This perilous yet humorous yet heart-breaking journey and the narrator’s pure, honest voice will resonate with readers long after they close the book.
~Diana Abu-Jaber, author of Birds of Paradiseand Crescent