THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES

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It is 1981 in New York City.

While celebrating her 18th birthday, Jenna Kessler tells a story that stays with her for the rest of her life.

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“I read it in one sitting”

-Jill Emerson

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“Charming and utterly engaging”

-Nina Solomon

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“Memorable characters and cinematic prose”

-Alex Segura

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“Something quite extraordinary”

-Sandra Block

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“Remarkably emotional and satisfying”

-Tom Straw

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“A complex and beautifully told story”

-Jonathan Santlofer

BOOKS

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STORIES

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Where Have I Been?

Well, it’s been a while. Sorry about that. Sometimes life gets in the way. THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES was released into the world on June 4. The experience has been gratifying and devastating in equal measure. On the one hand, that people are reading it at all is...

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Let’s Be Real

I recently read All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, by Bryn Greenwood and it kind of blew me away. It was uncomfortable, and challenging. It is really hard to say that I loved it, but I did. I have not one thing in common with the characters, but I cared about them...

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What’s your book about?

That shouldn’t be a hard question. I spent more than two years writing THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES. It was in my head all the time. I could hear the characters’ voices, I could see what they were wearing, I knew why they were doing what they were doing, even when...

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Book Clubs

I love the idea of book clubs (but I’ve never considered joining one). I know that some are very serious, and some are primarily an excuse to get away from one’s spouse and kids and to drink wine and eat cheese and crackers. I am not married, and I don’t have kids....

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MEET

JILL

Three years ago, my father asked if I’d like to write a short story for an anthology he was editing. I said yes, without hesitation. I forgot about it for a month, panicked for a month, procrastinated for a month and then I sat down and wrote a story. Since then, I’ve had four stories published, and I wrote a novel. It feels like this is the beginning.

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