say the word

In the Author’s Tent: Jeannine Garsee

This is Perfect Jeannine Garsee. Note how polished and polite she looks—how her legs are crossed just so, hands folded neatly in her lap.

 

 No doubt, you’ll recognize Jeannine’s alter ego,  [info]onegrapeshy

 

And this is Writer Jen. Can you see the wheels turning behind those innocent eyes, the mischievous smile spreading across her face?

 

Young Adult author…closet comedienne…psychiatric nurse…friend. If you want to meet the real Jeannine Garsee, step inside the Author’s Tent. 

Say the Word

Brother
Chica
Perfect
Pathetic
Mother
Lesbian 
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Shawna Gallagher is a perfectionist, a pleaser. From all outward appearances, she’s living a charmed life in a seemingly perfect world. But then tragedy strikes, and family secrets come to light, fracturing her relationships and challenging all that she has come to believe about herself and others. In this heart-breaking but ultimately uplifting story, Shawna discovers her authentic self when she learns to Say the Word.

Using brilliantly spare language, author Jeannine Garsee shows us that words have the power to wound or heal, and to define us in unexpected ways. I am a huge fan of Jen’s writing, which is polished, substantive and real. I highly recommend this book, as well as the author’s debut novel, Before, After, and Somebody in Between.

I have an autographed copy of Say The Word, which I treasure. And I value your feedback, as does Jen. So if you’ll leave a comment here between now and August 28 (8:00 a.m., PDT), we’ll enter your name in a drawing. Grand Prize: a signed copy of your own! Just say the word…. Also, be sure to come back tomorrow for the second half of my two-part interview with R.A. Nelson.

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