Claudia Silver to the RescueClaudia Silver to the Rescue
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Current format, eBook, 2013, , Available. Offered in 0 more formatsIn this gutsy debut novel, flawed but unsinkable Claudia Silver cuts a wide comic swath through 1990s New York City in her misguided attempts to find love and happiness. Estranged from her bohemian Brooklyn family and fired for an impropriety at work, Claudia Silver is officially in over her head. When her younger sister lands on her doorstep urgently in need of help, twenty-something Claudia desperately wants to offer the rescue that she herself has longed for. But Claudia missteps dramatically, straight into a disastrous love affair that disrupts three very different New York households. Ultimately, she discovers the resilient nature of love where she least expects it -- among her own family. Claudia Silver to the Rescue is the firece yet tender chronicle of the many humiliations and occasional triumphs of a young woman determined to wrest her identity from the spectacular wreckage of her mistake. Uncomfortably hilarious, quintessentially human, Claudia is an unforgettable heroine who shoots for the stars and hits the ceiling.
"A sharply drawn debut about a tart-tongued Gen-Xer trying to make it in Manhattan. May remind you of HBO's Girls." -- People "Thoroughly entertaining and surprisingly thought-provoking . . . Readers will start it on the beach under an umbrella, finding themselves laughing loudly at the narrator's clever split-second comebacks, and keep coming back to see the drama unfold. . . A perfect summer book." -- Real Simple "A crackling debut [with] ... surprising emotional heft." -- Booklist "Witty, assured, and surprising. . . A hilarious roller coaster of a ride." -- Kirkus Reviews "Satisfying and unexpected. . . Readers will root for this deeply flawed but ultimately appealing heroine." -- Publishers Weekly "Claudia Silver is an utterly lovable heroine with a voice -- and a journey -- that had me hooked. It's a very funny book with a deeply compassionate heart. I rooted for Claudia, I felt for her, and I didn't want to say goodbye." -- Lauren Graham, author of Someday Someday Maybe "Kathy Ebel is a writer of razor-sharp insight and uncommon wit, with an extraordinary ability to capture the textures of life -- the language and sensibilities and fashions that define a place and time. Claudia Silver to the Rescue will transport you to New York City in the early 90s, and offers a richly detailed portrail of conflicted youth. This hugely enjoyable story manages to be funny, tense, and wise, all at once." -- Chris Pavone, author of The Expats
"A sharply drawn debut about a tart-tongued Gen-Xer trying to make it in Manhattan. May remind you of HBO's Girls." -- People "Thoroughly entertaining and surprisingly thought-provoking . . . Readers will start it on the beach under an umbrella, finding themselves laughing loudly at the narrator's clever split-second comebacks, and keep coming back to see the drama unfold. . . A perfect summer book." -- Real Simple "A crackling debut [with] ... surprising emotional heft." -- Booklist "Witty, assured, and surprising. . . A hilarious roller coaster of a ride." -- Kirkus Reviews "Satisfying and unexpected. . . Readers will root for this deeply flawed but ultimately appealing heroine." -- Publishers Weekly "Claudia Silver is an utterly lovable heroine with a voice -- and a journey -- that had me hooked. It's a very funny book with a deeply compassionate heart. I rooted for Claudia, I felt for her, and I didn't want to say goodbye." -- Lauren Graham, author of Someday Someday Maybe "Kathy Ebel is a writer of razor-sharp insight and uncommon wit, with an extraordinary ability to capture the textures of life -- the language and sensibilities and fashions that define a place and time. Claudia Silver to the Rescue will transport you to New York City in the early 90s, and offers a richly detailed portrail of conflicted youth. This hugely enjoyable story manages to be funny, tense, and wise, all at once." -- Chris Pavone, author of The Expats
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- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
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