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Mandatory Release
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Pub Date
Jul 16 2013
| Archive Date
Jun 30 2013
Description
With appeal for
fans of Jonathan Tropper, Tom Perrotta, and Laurie Notaro, this snarky
mashup of "Girls" and "Oz" is so painfully honest you might think you’re
reading a memoir—except the author isn’t a smart-ass guy in a wheelchair
who works in a prison.
Recently paralyzed in a car
accident, thirty-year-old Graham Finch spends his days trying to
rehabilitate a caseload of unruly inmates and his nights on one bad date
after another, attempting to rehabilitate his heart—
—until his
high school crush Drew Daniels walks through the prison gates one hot
summer morning. On the run from a painful past that’s nearly crushed her
faith in love, Drew is a new teacher at Lakeside Correctional. Graham,
smitten all over again, tries to redirect his unrequited feelings. But
when your heart keeps looking back, it's not easy to turn it forward.
Amidst
escalating violence at work, Drew is forced to confront her secrets,
find a way to forgive old sins, and learn how to listen to her heart and
her head when it comes to men. Graham must also learn to make peace
with his own past. Together they realize that if you’re going to save
yourself, sometimes the best way to do it is by saving someone else
first. If only finding their way to one another was easier than working
with convicted felons.
Loaded with twisted humor and pathos,
MANDATORY RELEASE is a darkly comic, unexpectedly sexy love story about
broken people putting themselves back together. People who learn that no
matter what you lock up—a person, a secret, or your heart—sooner or
later, everything must be released.
With appeal for fans of Jonathan Tropper, Tom Perrotta, and Laurie Notaro, this snarky mashup of "Girls" and "Oz" is so painfully honest you might think you’re reading a memoir—except the author...
Description
With appeal for
fans of Jonathan Tropper, Tom Perrotta, and Laurie Notaro, this snarky
mashup of "Girls" and "Oz" is so painfully honest you might think you’re
reading a memoir—except the author isn’t a smart-ass guy in a wheelchair
who works in a prison.
Recently paralyzed in a car
accident, thirty-year-old Graham Finch spends his days trying to
rehabilitate a caseload of unruly inmates and his nights on one bad date
after another, attempting to rehabilitate his heart—
—until his
high school crush Drew Daniels walks through the prison gates one hot
summer morning. On the run from a painful past that’s nearly crushed her
faith in love, Drew is a new teacher at Lakeside Correctional. Graham,
smitten all over again, tries to redirect his unrequited feelings. But
when your heart keeps looking back, it's not easy to turn it forward.
Amidst
escalating violence at work, Drew is forced to confront her secrets,
find a way to forgive old sins, and learn how to listen to her heart and
her head when it comes to men. Graham must also learn to make peace
with his own past. Together they realize that if you’re going to save
yourself, sometimes the best way to do it is by saving someone else
first. If only finding their way to one another was easier than working
with convicted felons.
Loaded with twisted humor and pathos,
MANDATORY RELEASE is a darkly comic, unexpectedly sexy love story about
broken people putting themselves back together. People who learn that no
matter what you lock up—a person, a secret, or your heart—sooner or
later, everything must be released.
Advance Praise
"Bursting with heart, humor,
tenderness and characters you won't forget, Jess Riley's Mandatory Release
isn't just a perfect summer read, it's mandatory." - Allison Winn Scotch, author of the New York Times bestseller Time
of My Life and The Song Remains the Same
“Mandatory Release is full of wit, insight, authenticity, and
really good writing. But what makes this book so compelling is the affection Jess Riley has for her characters. It’s alive on every page, and it’s utterly infectious.” - Matthew Norman, author of Domestic
Violets
“Jess Riley is a masterful storyteller and in Mandatory Release she weaves flawed, improbable, and hilarious characters into a setting so unusual that you'll kick yourself for laughing at other people's misfortunes.” - Suzy Soro, comedian and author of Celebrity Stalker
"Bursting with heart, humor,
tenderness and characters you won't forget, Jess Riley's Mandatory Release isn't just a perfect summer read, it's mandatory." - Allison Winn Scotch, author of the New...
Advance Praise
"Bursting with heart, humor,
tenderness and characters you won't forget, Jess Riley's Mandatory Release
isn't just a perfect summer read, it's mandatory." - Allison Winn Scotch, author of the New York Times bestseller Time
of My Life and The Song Remains the Same
“Mandatory Release is full of wit, insight, authenticity, and
really good writing. But what makes this book so compelling is the affection Jess Riley has for her characters. It’s alive on every page, and it’s utterly infectious.” - Matthew Norman, author of Domestic
Violets
“Jess Riley is a masterful storyteller and in Mandatory Release she weaves flawed, improbable, and hilarious characters into a setting so unusual that you'll kick yourself for laughing at other people's misfortunes.” - Suzy Soro, comedian and author of Celebrity Stalker
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781484081877 |
| PRICE |
$12.00 (USD)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781484081877 |
| PRICE |
$12.00 (USD)
|
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