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No one will love you more or hurt you more than a sister."I love this book. It moves like a souped-up pickup truck." - Patti Smith, author of Just Kids and M TrainFrom Betsy Lerner, celebrated author of The Bridge Ladies, comes a wry and riveting debut novel about family, mental illness, and a hard-won path between two sistersIt is said that when one person in a family is unstable, the whole family is destabilized. Meet the Shreds. Olivia is the sister in the spotlight until her stunning confidence becomes erratic and unpredictable, a hurricane leaving people wrecked in her wake. Younger sister Amy, cautious and studious to the core, believes in facts, proof, and the empirical world. None of that explains what's happening to Ollie, whose physical beauty and charisma mask the mental illness that will shatter Amy's carefully constructed life.
About the Author
How many writers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Two.
One to screw it in, the other to say it was his idea first.
The Forest for the Trees is about what makes writers tick. It's not about how to write, or what to write, though I have strong opinions on those things. The chapters describe kinds of writers: ambivalent writers who can't get anything done, naturals (if they exist) , self promoters and sabateurs, neurotics, addicts, and wicked children (those who tell vs. good children who write nice prose, yawn) . The second half of the book is about inside publishing from my vantage point as an editor, author, and now as a sleaze bag, er, agent.
My blog is http://www.betsylerner.blog
Daily musings on publishing bile, writer misery, and hopelessness. It's fun.
I'm a recovered poet (card carrying Columbia MFA) , a former editor and now agent with Dunow, Carlson and Lerner Literary Agency. I represent amazing clients and you can check us out at dclagency.com
Thanks for reading. If you buy my book, The Forest for the Trees or my memoir, Food and Loathing (about food and loathing) , I will be very grateful.
