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by Lisa Jones

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Publisher Comments:

Just out of college, Becky Pine wants a job, a girlfriend and a manifesto. She wants a life — her own real life. Southland Auto Acres, a car lot in Los Angeles, becomes her boot camp for learning about love, relationships and the real world.

Review:

"...Both on and off the lot, Becky gets handed a good dose of lessons. Deliciously, readers are clued into the secret world of used car sales...the hook makes for an entertaining story." Lambda Book Report

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"Up is a fun, engaging story....a great read." The Colorado Daily

Review:

"Jones' writing style is fresh, humorous and entertaining. Her characters are drolly sketched, and seeing things through Becky's eyes is often highly amusing.... If you enjoy clever dialogue, funny turns of phrase, and a coming out plot that manages to be both wacky and reflective, then Up: A Novel will entertain you immensely." Lori L. Lake, Midwest Book Review

Review:

"Deliciously, readers are clued into the secret world of used car sales...the hook makes for an entertaining story." Jane Troxell, Lambda Book Report

Review:

"Few things in this novel turn out the way you'd expect, and that's why I loved it. Each time I thought the author would get lazy and fall back on stereotypes, she turns the other direction. She consistently surprised me. The ending, in fact, is whatever you need it to be, and if I were writing an English paper about it, I could make a good case for about four alternatives. To me, that's a good thing." Sheryl LeSage, The Liberty Press

Synopsis:

Up is a comic novel about car sales and love.
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About the Author

Lisa Jones once worked on a car lot in Southern California. She was a lousy salesperson. She's now a copy editor and ghostwriter in Denver, Colorado. Up is her first novel.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780971530904
Author:
Jones, Lisa
Publisher:
Sticky Press
Location:
Denver, Colo.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Lesbians
Subject:
Lesbian
Subject:
Love stories
Copyright:
2002
Series Volume:
3020
Publication Date:
May 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
121
Dimensions:
8.52x5.58x.32 in. .42 lbs.
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Product details 121 pages Sticky Press - English 9780971530904 Reviews:
"Review" by , "...Both on and off the lot, Becky gets handed a good dose of lessons. Deliciously, readers are clued into the secret world of used car sales...the hook makes for an entertaining story."
"Review" by , "Up is a fun, engaging story....a great read."
"Review" by , "Jones' writing style is fresh, humorous and entertaining. Her characters are drolly sketched, and seeing things through Becky's eyes is often highly amusing.... If you enjoy clever dialogue, funny turns of phrase, and a coming out plot that manages to be both wacky and reflective, then Up: A Novel will entertain you immensely."
"Review" by , "Deliciously, readers are clued into the secret world of used car sales...the hook makes for an entertaining story."
"Review" by , "Few things in this novel turn out the way you'd expect, and that's why I loved it. Each time I thought the author would get lazy and fall back on stereotypes, she turns the other direction. She consistently surprised me. The ending, in fact, is whatever you need it to be, and if I were writing an English paper about it, I could make a good case for about four alternatives. To me, that's a good thing."
"Synopsis" by , Up is a comic novel about car sales and love.
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