JENNIFER GILMORE
Thursday, September 14 at 8 p.m.

One of the year's major fiction debuts is that made by onetime Seattle resident Jennifer Gilmore with her wonderful historically-set novel of the Jewish immigrant experience, Golden Country (Scribner). "In Jennifer Gilmore's gleeful overthrow of the Jewish American novel, the most significant force in her characters' lives isn't guilt, or God, but the gilded temptations of organized crime, and redemption is attained through such unexpected means as a household cleaning solution. As tender as it is irreverent, Golden Country is a glittering debut." - Susan Choi. "Gilmore has crafted a fine, sweeping novel of Jewish immigrant America, a 'golden country' in which History made people, while people struggled and made History. Deftly written, continuously interesting and enjoyable, Gilmore's novel illustrates the rewards—and the cost of the American dream." - Yann Martel. We are excited about this one.

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