Living on the Edge of the World: New Jersey Writers Take on the Garden State

by Irina Reyn

Book Overview

Mobsters. Big hair. The smelly Turnpike. The poor cousin of its glittering neighbor Manhattan. Could that really be all there is to New Jersey? In Living on the Edge of the World, the best and brightest young writers from the much maligned state answer back with edgy, irreverent pieces of nonfiction paying tribute to New Jersey's unique place in the cultural consciousness.

Like a drive along the Garden State Parkway, their stories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743291603
• ISBN13: 9780743291606
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

who says you can't go back

This book is a series of short stories and most, if not all; will have autobiographical implications for those born and raised in the Garden State. Since each story has a different author, you have the experience of varying styles and perspectives.