Small Press, Big Reviews
What writer wouldn’t love this opening section from the Washington Post ‘s review,
You’re unlikely to find a wittier, more ingenious, more compulsively readable novel this year than Tom Carson’s latest, a satiric revue of the dearly departed American Century starring an 86-year-old woman who saw it all. The daughter of that charmer whose “voice is full of money,” as gold-hatted Gatsby said of Daisy, Pamela Buchanan tells what happened after the last mournful pages of The Great Gatsby.
The book is Daisy Buchanan’s Daughter, published by the Washington DC-area small independent, Paycock Press.
It was also reviewed in the 6/26 NYT BR, where it didn’t get as strong a reception. It seems the editors disagreed with that assessment; it is listed as “Editors’ Choice” title in the 7/3 issue.
A limited number of libraries have ordered it.
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July 28th, 2011 at 6:59 am
we ordered a few copies; our local paper had given it an enthusiastic review, but kept talking about the fact that it was a challenging read, so I think readership will be pretty limited.