Deep Down True: Library Edition

Fay, Juliette

ISBN 10: 1441788425 ISBN 13: 9781441788429

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2011

Synopsis

From the author of Shelter Me comes a novel about having your heart in the right place.

Newly divorced Dana Stellgarten has always been unfailingly nice—even to telemarketers—but now her patience is wearing thin. Money is tight, her kids are reeling from their dad’s departure, and her goth teenage niece has just landed on her doorstep. As she enters the slipstream of postdivorce romance and is befriended by the town queen bee, Dana finds that the tension between being true to yourself and being liked doesn’t end in middle school—and that sometimes it takes a real friend to help you embrace adulthood in all its flawed complexity.

This is a tender, often humorous, story of rising above the unexpected, sometimes disappointing circumstances of life. Dana is the quintessential everywoman, finding her own voice and inner strength just when she needs it most. Fay has a knack for creating authentic characters whom readers will come to love. With savvy dialogue and compelling emotional insight, Deep Down True is a novel with intelligence and soul.

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Review

"Enormously readable and hugely relatable!" — Kelly Corrigan, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Middle Plac

"Enormously readable and hugely relatable!"

"When I wasn''t inside the world of this book-because this is a book that you enter instead of merely read-I longed to be. I love it for its intensely human characters and for the way the author grants them their flaws as generously as she celebrates their daily decencies, their persistent hopefulness, their moments of personal grace."---Marisa de los Santos, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Love Walk

"Enormously readable and hugely relatable!"---Kelly Corrigan, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Middle Plac

"Heartwarming, funny, well-penned... a solid page-turner, right through to the touching end."--"Booklist"

"Fay deals honestly with Dana''s emotional journey as she strives "to understand how what had been true before had changed into what was true now" and gives readers a believable cast, from the daughter struggling with the wolf-pack mentality of middle school to Dana''s sometimes obnoxious yet fiercely loving sister. It expertly walks a heavily trodden path."---Publishers Weekly

"Sincere, powerful and heartfelt, DEEP DOWN TRUE will resonate with women everywhere ... I loved Fay's true-to-life characters and her ability to portray the intricate dynamics of friendship and family in such an immediately recognizable way. There is a 'me too' moment on every page, right down to the satisfying finish."---Emily Giffin, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Love the One You'

"Enormously readable and hugely relatable!"
--Kelly Corrigan, "New York Times "bestselling author of "The Middle Place"

"When I wasn't inside the world of this book-because this is a book that you enter instead of merely read-I longed to be. I love it for its intensely human characters and for the way the author grants them their flaws as generously as she celebrates their daily decencies, their persistent hopefulness, their moments of personal grace."
--Marisa de los Santos, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Falling Together "and "Love Walked In"

"Engrossing, touching, and immensely satisfying. The truth shines on every page. I'd almost be willing to go back to junior high if I could sit at Juliette Fay's lunch table!"
--Beth Harbison, "New York Times "bestselling author of "When in Doubt, Add Butter" and "Thin, Rich, Pretty"

About the Author

Juliette Fay received a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a master's degree from Harvard University. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children. Shelter Me was her first novel. Deep Down True is her second.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackstone Pub
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441788425
• ISBN 13: 9781441788429
• Binding: MP3 CD