Drinking Closer to Home: A Novel [Paperback]

“An honest, haunting portrayal of a beguiling, yet maddening family, who together come of age amidst the shifting morals of a country on the cusp of tremendous cultural change. With humor, compassion and a keen insight into the human psyche,Drinking Closer to Homeproves that despite the best of intentions, where we come from and where we end up, are even closer than we could ever imagine.” —Robin Antalek, author ofThe Summer We Fell Apart

“So raw and funny I wanted to read parts aloud to strangers.” —Dylan Landis, author ofNormal People Don't Live Like This

From Jessica Anya Blau, critically-acclaimed author ofThe Summer of Naked Swim PartiesandMary Jane, a coming-of-age novel about growing up and learning to love your insane family.Drinking Closer to Homeis a poignant and funny exploration of one family’s over-the-top eccentricities—a book Ron Tanner calls “heartfelt and hilarious.”

They say you can never really go home again. Adult siblings Anna, Portia, and Emery are about to discover just how true that is.

[Y]ou finish [The Summer of Naked Swim Parties] wishing it were twice as long. Its hard to recall a debut as warm, charming and comically satisfying as The Summer of Naked Swim Parties . . . Blau conveys Jamies world with compelling insight and wit . . . Its a good measure of Blaus skill that she takes what could easily be a tired stereotype [surfer Flip Jenkins] and instead fashions a comic creation of vivid complexity . . . [Blaus] sharp observation and affectionate humor [give] surprising depth to this shimmering novel. -San Francisco Chronicle

Recovered Judy Blume addicts, brace yourselves for a relapse: Jessica Anya Blaus debut novel, set in Santa Barbara, California, during the summer of 76, is a poignant, gleeful ode to the turbulence of growing upand a delicious thlS,