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If I Knew You Were Going to Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go

By: Judy Chicurel

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If I Knew You Were Going to Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go

By: Judy Chicurel

“A wise, clear look at what it was to be a young woman at a singular time in our country…a beautiful, accomplished book.”—Katie Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Girls in Trucks It is 1972, and America is losing its innocence. So are the girls of Elephant Beach, a working-class town on the edge of Long Island. Families come here from the city to escape, to protect their kids, but even with the smell of the sea in the air and the quaint bungalow houses lining the streets, trouble can be found if you’re looking for it: drinking and drugs, racial tensions and bar fights, alluring young men back from Vietnam with damage that is not always visible. Soaked in the atmosphere of a once idyllic place undergoing tumultuous change, observant and wise about the struggles young women face, these are beautiful portraits of mothers and daughters, men and women, haves and have-nots that capture the eternal struggle between holding on to what we have, and daring to hope for something more. READERS GUIDE INSIDE

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0425277968

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If I Knew You Were Going To Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go

By: Judy Chicurel

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“Brings to mind the books of Richard Price and the films of Martin Scorsese... I did not want this book to end.” —Julie Klam, New York Times–bestselling author of Friendkeeping It is the summer of 1972, and Katie has just turned eighteen. Katie and her town, Elephant Beach, are both on the verge: Katie of adulthood, and Elephant Beach of gentrification. But not yet: Elephant Beach is still gritty, working-class, close-knit. And Katie spends her time smoking and drinking with her friends, dreaming about a boy just back from Vietnam who’s still fighting a battle Katie can’t understand. In this poignant, evocative debut collection, Judy Chicurel creates a haunting, vivid world, where conflicts between mothers and daughters, men and women, soldiers and civilians and haves and have-nots reverberate to our own time. She captures not only a time and place, but the universal experience of being poised between the past and the future. At once heartbreaking, mesmerizing, and nostalgic, Chicurel shows us that no matter how beautiful some dreams are, there comes a time when we must let them go.

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0698138643

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Judy's Journal, Vol 5, Feb 2022

By: Judy Lunsford

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Judy's Journal, Vol 5, Feb 2022

By: Judy Lunsford

Judy's Journal magazine. Filled with short stories and novels all by Judy Lunsford. Included in this collection are the following short stories: Moth to the Flame Voices Ticked Tock The Gallery Marionette Burn-Out Coming Home Also included in this issue is the complete fantasy novel The Red Dart. This collection includes a variety of genres and subject matter. Everything from light-hearted fantasy, to dark fantasy, to sicfi (Burn-Out), to light horror (Marionette). Happy reading.

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9798405078434

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If I Knew You Were Going to Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go

If I Knew You Were Going to Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go

If I Knew You Were Going To Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go

If I Knew You Were Going To Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go

Judy's Journal, Vol 5, Feb 2022

Judy's Journal, Vol 5, Feb 2022

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