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*Starred Review* In a debut novel that could easily have been published as an adult memoir, Rosen looks back at the life of Nina Goldman, whose growing up is tied to two pillars: a port-wine stain around her eye and her inimitable father, Artie. The birthmark, she hates; her father, she loves. Both shape her in ways that merit Rosen's minute investigation, which begins with an incident both funny and shocking. Stopped for speeding, her father tells the officer he is rushing young Nina to the hospital and shows him her eye, which looks as though it's hemorrhaging. When the cop leaves, father and daughter take off for the beach. The story highlights how Nina's eye is both liability and excuse, and it reveals the high-wire act that is her father—an emotional man who shapes reality and the people around him. As Nina grows older, readers feel the pain she endures by being physically marked (boys bark at "the dog"). Difficult in different ways is having a father whose love feels like sunshine; withheld, all is dark. There's real power in the writing as well as a subtle message when a grown Nina finds a cache of notes, showing how she clung to her disability, even after treatment. Rosen writes honestly about sex, and there are some raw words, but this story offers hope for teenagers who, as ever, are trying to separate from their perceived flaws, and from their parents. Cooper, Ilene
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*Starred Review* In a debut novel that could easily have been published as an adult memoir, Rosen looks back at the life of Nina Goldman, whose growing up is tied to two pillars: a port-wine stain around her eye and her inimitable father, Artie. The birthmark, she hates; her father, she loves. Both shape her in ways that merit Rosen's minute investigation, which begins with an incident both funny and shocking. Stopped for speeding, her father tells the officer he is rushing young Nina to the hospital and shows him her eye, which looks as though it's hemorrhaging. When the cop leaves, father and daughter take off for the beach. The story highlights how Nina's eye is both liability and excuse, and it reveals the high-wire act that is her father—an emotional man who shapes reality and the people around him. As Nina grows older, readers feel the pain she endures by being physically marked (boys bark at "the dog"). Difficult in different ways is having a father whose love feels like sunshine; withheld, all is dark. There's real power in the writing as well as a subtle message when a grown Nina finds a cache of notes, showing how she clung to her disability, even after treatment. Rosen writes honestly about sex, and there are some raw words, but this story offers hope for teenagers who, as ever, are trying to separate from their perceived flaws, and from their parents. Cooper, Ilene
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"Every Crooked Pot is a beautifully nuanced tale about an extraordinary family and even more extraordinary young woman. Not since Myla Goldberg's Bee Season has a first novel so deftly captured the complexities, joys, and frustrations of daughters and their families. It's hard to believe this is a debut – Rosen's voice is already as good as it gets. Keep an eye out for this rising star." – Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants
"Every Crooked Pot is a funny, heartfelt, and beautifully perceptive novel. In her insightful character study, Renée Rosen takes the reader deep inside the heart and mind of a delightfully real protagonist. In her spirited portrayal of an ordinary – yet improbable – American family, Rosen illuminates great unspoken truths about young women, about daughters, and about all families." – Adrienne Miller, author of The Coast of Akron
"It's so tempting to compare Renée Rosen's debut to similar auspicious literary starts – Anna Quindlen's Object Lessons comes to mind – but that would be doing the book a disservice since Every Crooked Pot stands in a class by itself. Populated with vivid characters, at the center of which is resilient heroine Nina Goldman, this bittersweet novel will lift hearts while at the same time making readers wonder, Where has Renée Rosen been hiding all these years?" – Lauren Baratz-Logsted, author of Angel’s Choice
“Told with wit, wisdom, and characters so realistically drawn that they breathe, this poignant story of angst and redemption will touch the heart of anyone who ever longed to be “normal” enough to be loved.” – Sandra Kring, author of The Book of Bright Ideas
“Every Crooked Pot is a work of courage, with a dose of sassy audacity thrown in for good measure. Humiliation, sorrow, tears, humor and candor, this is a novel so full of heart and emotion, it’s impossible to detach yourself from it. Renée Rosen is a rare find in today’s jungle of women’s fiction!” – Carrie Kabak, author of Cover the Butter
"Realistic, sharp and funny, Renée Rosen perfectly captures what it's like to be stuck on the outside longing to get in. A beautiful, poignant, and impressive debut – I didn't want it to end.” – Alyson Noel, author of Laguna Cove
"Every Crooked Pot is a funny, heartfelt, and beautifully perceptive novel. In her insightful character study, Renée Rosen takes the reader deep inside the heart and mind of a delightfully real protagonist. In her spirited portrayal of an ordinary – yet improbable – American family, Rosen illuminates great unspoken truths about young women, about daughters, and about all families." – Adrienne Miller, author of The Coast of Akron
"It's so tempting to compare Renée Rosen's debut to similar auspicious literary starts – Anna Quindlen's Object Lessons comes to mind – but that would be doing the book a disservice since Every Crooked Pot stands in a class by itself. Populated with vivid characters, at the center of which is resilient heroine Nina Goldman, this bittersweet novel will lift hearts while at the same time making readers wonder, Where has Renée Rosen been hiding all these years?" – Lauren Baratz-Logsted, author of Angel’s Choice
“Told with wit, wisdom, and characters so realistically drawn that they breathe, this poignant story of angst and redemption will touch the heart of anyone who ever longed to be “normal” enough to be loved.” – Sandra Kring, author of The Book of Bright Ideas
“Every Crooked Pot is a work of courage, with a dose of sassy audacity thrown in for good measure. Humiliation, sorrow, tears, humor and candor, this is a novel so full of heart and emotion, it’s impossible to detach yourself from it. Renée Rosen is a rare find in today’s jungle of women’s fiction!” – Carrie Kabak, author of Cover the Butter
"Realistic, sharp and funny, Renée Rosen perfectly captures what it's like to be stuck on the outside longing to get in. A beautiful, poignant, and impressive debut – I didn't want it to end.” – Alyson Noel, author of Laguna Cove
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The day we got pulled over for speeding, I was sitting in the backseat of the family station wagon-Lissy to my left, Mitch to my right, my Keds straddling the hump. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hope certificates, crooked pot, special makeup, turkey run Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cousin Ricky, New York, Ben Stewart, Eric Slater, New Year's Eve, Bobbie Novak, Alex Korbington, Mad Marauders, Cousin Doris, Gorgeous Greg, Mike Farling, Teddy Ulder, Big Eye-Little Eye, Aqua Net, Joyce Tauben, The Phil Moran Show, Chris Gaynard, Cleveland Clinic, Herbert Wensley, Hilda Ulder, Holiday Inn, San Jose New!
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