When I set out to learn about my mother's bridge club, the Jewish octogenarians behind the matching outfits and accessories, I never expected to fall in love with them. This is the story of the ladies, their game, their gen, and the ragged path that led me back to my mother.
LAST WEEK’S CONTEST judged by the brilliant debut author of CALF, Andrea Kleine. And the winners** are:
Katherine Weber for Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr. One year I had a job teaching theater to middle school kids. I had one class in the morning and one in the afternoon and sometimes in the break I would go to the movies. One day I saw the film adaptation of Requiem for a Dream and then had to go back and teach theater games to 8th graders. That was rather difficult.
TristaIsShort for Last Days by Brian Evenson. Evenson is a master at creeping out on the porous borders of religion and the physical body. I haven’t read this particular novel, but I see it contains a detective with my last name (albeit misspelled, IMHO.
Jwelling for 1984 by George Orwell. Double plus good.
Check out Andrea’s interview on Brad Listi’s Otherppl series:
http://otherppl.com/andrea-kleine-interview/
And more: http://www.americanmicroreviews.com/calf-by-andrea-kleine
**I want to thank everyone for participating. Winners please email me your snail address for your copy of Calf. Thank you Andrea!
Betsy@dclagency.com
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