Glow in the Dark [Hardcover]

Lisa Teasley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2002

This startlingly edgy, seductive debut collection of short stores, travels from New York to Northern California, Mexico, Los Angeles and Paris, dropping us dead centre into the lives of those whose extreme behaviour has led them to the threshold of significant transition. Among the many intriguing, unique individuals, there is Marty wrestling with sobriety and his unspeakable obsession; Gita trying to conduct the love triangle she orchestrated; the frustrated lover, Tim, attempting to wedge himself between his girlfriend and her brother; and the surf chick, Magda, tightrope-walking in her circus of drugs, opportunistic men and the waves of Baja California. Finely crafted and painstakingly written, each of these twelve stories is a stunningly powerful, dynamic look into lives at the breaking point.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[Teasley's] characters are an exotic blend of the neurotic and the noirish--tense, hungry, dangerous folk of diverse ethnicities who crave understanding and stimulation."--Village Voice
"Written in prose both blunt and elliptical, the dozen tales form a gritty, unflinching yet empathetic collage of lives on the precipice of contemporary America."--Los Angeles Times
"A daring and original voice."--San Francisco Chronicle

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About the Author

Lisa Teasley

Product Details

• Hardcover: 187 pages
• Publisher: Cune; 1 edition (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885942192
• ISBN-13: 978-1885942197
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,524,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exceptional book., October 22, 2001

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Hooman Majd (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glow in the Dark (Hardcover)

Thank God (or whomever or whatever you thank) for the resurgence and acceptance of the short story as a commercially viable literary form. And thanks again for this collection, a wonderful polyphony of characters, places and stories that are both recognizable and utterly alien at the same time, mimicing the world we know, (or if we really think about it, we know). Teasley's style makes the characters ours, and her writing has a rich but brutally honest tone that is so delightful to escape to, particularly in this age of the utterly pretentious "debut novel". An exceptional book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wild ride!, November 5, 2001

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Daniel Baxter (Hollywood, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glow in the Dark (Hardcover)

The stories in this collection are so gripping and intense, the characters are so disturbingly real. I loved watching the wildly edgy scenes play out like a film in my mind. This is a superb read that I highly recommend!!