Drift

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Publication Year:
2009

ISBN-13: 9780547394350

<DIV><B>A &ldquo;wonderfully realized&rdquo; story collection that &ldquo;scrapes off the glitter&rdquo; of posh Newport Beach, California (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>).</B><BR /><BR /> Welcome to Newport Beach, California&mdash;a community that often seems dazzling from a distance, but isn&rsquo;t always as glamorous as we imagine. In this fresh and fearless collection of interconnected stories, Victoria Patterson introduces us to a homeless stoner named John Wayne; a trophy wife who is cheating on her husband&mdash;who in turn has a secret of his own; and a confused teenager named Rosie whose wayward coming of age is depicted with frank honesty and piercing insight.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Through the lives of these and other denizens of this coastal city, Patterson&rsquo;s <I>Drift</I> offers &ldquo;keen perspectives on life lived on the fringe&rdquo; while plumbing the depths of female friendship and what it means to be an outsider (<I>Booklist</I>).<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;<I>Drift</I> is one of the truest depictions of Southern California I&rsquo;ve read yet.&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. Subtle, honest, and a great pleasure to read.&rdquo; &mdash;Danzy Senna, author of <I>New People</I><BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;Patterson is our generation&rsquo;s heir to John O&rsquo;Hara and Edith Wharton. Several times I had to put this book down just to catch my breath.&rdquo; &mdash;Michelle Huneven, author of <I>Jamesland</I></DIV>