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Paris, California
Ashin Asilomar is a retired dentist, living in the same California mid-coastal town where he was raised, practiced, married, and widowed. A troubled young family moves in next door, and Ashin befriends their 12-year-old son, Mateo Funk. Together, Ashin and Mateo watch as more and more outsiders move in, calling the town perfect just as it is... And then working so very hard to transform Paris into the place they recently escaped. It begins with fences, signs, and dog leashes, but soon progresses to hostility, absurdity, and then madness.
Paris, California tells a tale familiar to many people who have watched their community transformed-by those who move in and then work to change the very characteristics that attracted them there in the first place-and what happens when that phenomenon goes completely off the rails.
Paris, California tells a tale familiar to many people who have watched their community transformed-by those who move in and then work to change the very characteristics that attracted them there in the first place-and what happens when that phenomenon goes completely off the rails.
Book Details
- Publisher: Encircle Publications, LLC
- Publish Date: May 17th, 2023
- Pages: 204
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.00in - 0.63in - 0.77lb
- EAN: 9781645994077
- Categories: • Literary• Coming of Age
About the Author
St Jarre, Kevin: - Kevin St. Jarre worked in the corporate world, his teaching and consulting have taken him around the globe, and he's a combat veteran. He is a journalist, a teacher, and has an MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast MFA program. His first three novels were published by Berkley Books. His most recent novels, Paris, California (2022), The Book of Emmaus (2022), Absence of Grace (2022), The Twin (2021), Celestine (2021), and Aliens, Drywall, and a Unicycle (2020), have all been published by Encircle Publications. His essays and poetry have appeared in various publications, and his Pushcart-nominated short fiction has appeared in journals such as Story and Solstice Literary Magazine. He lives on the coast of Maine.
Praise for this book
Acclaim for Kevin St. Jarre:
"Both coming-of-age novel and eerily appropriate social commentary, Celestine gives readers a heroine to root for in an uncertain world."-Paula Treick DeBoard, critically acclaimed author of The Drowning Girls and The Mourning Hours
"This is a kick-ass, smart, affecting, engrossing, and savvy YA novel."-Benee Knauer, New York Times bestselling editor, on Celestine
"If you like a hit-the-ground-running story like I do, then you'll really groove on Celestine."-Judi Valentine, author of The Crystal Chain and The Reluctant Ghost of Brivalle Castle
"Celestine by Kevin St. Jarre is an emotional exploration of the passing of time, the impact of loss, and ultimately what matters most in a changing world."-Shana Youngdahl, author of As Many Nows As I Can Get "Celestine turns the old and ordinary into the strange and unknown, invoking fresh starts and nostalgic curiosity."-Bruna Gomes, author of How to Disappear
"For me, the most beautiful books are always the strange ones... And, like all the best books of its kind, this novel trembles on the verge of almost making no sense-and yet, by the final pages, I found myself feeling that rare emotion that only truly unique art inspires."-Jaed Coffin, author of A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants on Aliens, Drywall, and a Unicycle
"Cinematic, timeless, and well-executed, Absence of Grace will stick with you long after reading the final page." -Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Byron Mysteries
"The Twin is a compelling and provocative narrative..."-Kathleen Williams Renk, author of Vindicated: A Novel of Mary Shelley
"The Twin is a novel that will wake you in the middle of the night tickling your senses..."-Matthew Langdon Cost, author of Love in a Time of Hate
"Both coming-of-age novel and eerily appropriate social commentary, Celestine gives readers a heroine to root for in an uncertain world."-Paula Treick DeBoard, critically acclaimed author of The Drowning Girls and The Mourning Hours
"This is a kick-ass, smart, affecting, engrossing, and savvy YA novel."-Benee Knauer, New York Times bestselling editor, on Celestine
"If you like a hit-the-ground-running story like I do, then you'll really groove on Celestine."-Judi Valentine, author of The Crystal Chain and The Reluctant Ghost of Brivalle Castle
"Celestine by Kevin St. Jarre is an emotional exploration of the passing of time, the impact of loss, and ultimately what matters most in a changing world."-Shana Youngdahl, author of As Many Nows As I Can Get "Celestine turns the old and ordinary into the strange and unknown, invoking fresh starts and nostalgic curiosity."-Bruna Gomes, author of How to Disappear
"For me, the most beautiful books are always the strange ones... And, like all the best books of its kind, this novel trembles on the verge of almost making no sense-and yet, by the final pages, I found myself feeling that rare emotion that only truly unique art inspires."-Jaed Coffin, author of A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants on Aliens, Drywall, and a Unicycle
"Cinematic, timeless, and well-executed, Absence of Grace will stick with you long after reading the final page." -Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Byron Mysteries
"The Twin is a compelling and provocative narrative..."-Kathleen Williams Renk, author of Vindicated: A Novel of Mary Shelley
"The Twin is a novel that will wake you in the middle of the night tickling your senses..."-Matthew Langdon Cost, author of Love in a Time of Hate