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This is the official website of Falling Under author, Danielle Younge-Ullman. After you've had a look at the site, check out her blog and her grog.
Falling Under, will be published by Plume/Penguin in August of 2008.
"Heartbreaking and
wonderfully funny. I highly recommend Falling Under. There are
compelling subjects for discussion for book clubs-- alcoholism,
absentee parents, and then that wonderful ending. Believe me, the
discussions will be heated." -Book Room Reviews
"Falling Under is a moving, fast, gritty novel that will pull you by your boot-straps and make you feel stoned." -Girlie Girl Army
"[A] dark, complex tale of an artist's agoraphobia, lust and personal
demons . . . a very real character readers will care for."
-Romantic Times
"A dramatic and intense first novel. Part coming of age, part artistic exploration, part love story, Falling Under
is a layered and assured debut." Chris Svego, Canadian Booksellers Magazine
“A fearless, penetrating debut.” Tish Cohen, author of Town House.
"Falling Under reminds one of Mary Gaitskill's best –sleek, erotic, wry and poignant." Karen Karbo, author of How to Hepburn: Lessons on Living from Kate the Great.
"Heartwrenching and provocative all at once. With crisp, polished prose and a fearless narrative style, Younge-Ullman creates a spellbinding journey through young adulthood. Fans of Stephen Elliott and A.M. Homes will enjoy this raw, edgy debut." Martha O'Connor, author of The Bitch Posse.
“Younge-Ullman redefines modern fiction with this finely wrought, edgy debut. With her crisp dialogue, precisely drawn characters, and heartrending prose, Stephen Elliot and Heather O’Neill fans will have a new literary crush to thrill them. Younge-Ullman is the best kind of new author– enormously talented and utterly unafraid.” Kristy Kiernan, author of Catching Genius.
"Mara’s journey is a wild ride, back toward the harrowing story of her first love and forward toward the possibility of new love. Danielle Younge-Ullman writes about human connections with thrilling energy, honesty, and fury. And her sex scenes are as raw and gutsy as any I’ve ever read." Ellen Sussman, author/editor of Dirty Words, An Encyclopedia of Sex
"Readers will fall under the spell of Falling Under. Danielle Younge Ullman's debut novel is captivating, cutting edge, and not easily forgotten." Eileen Cook, author of Unpredictable.
"If there's one book you read this year, make it Falling Under. Brimming with raw emotion and intensity and peppered with damaged souls you want so much to root for, it's the kind of novel that makes a writer wish she'd written it." Jenny Gardiner, author of Sleeping With Ward Cleaver
"Brave, bold and absolutely brilliant." Lisa Daily, bestselling author of Stop Getting Dumped and Fifteen Minutes of Shame
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