Kate christensen an assistant to a famous writer of romance novels describes her life. Combining sly humor with an urban edge, kate christensen s in the drink tells the story of a resolutely cleareyed young. A culinary memoir by kate christensen, published by islandport. In this compassionate, wise, and comical debut, kate christensen give. She lives in your typical roachinfested manhattan apartment, works for a complete passiveaggresive nut case, dates the wrong men, and is madly in love with the unavailableman. A charming, funny and lucid look at food, drink and life in maine. A likable debut novel about the perils and travails of a young woman who comes to new york to launch herself as a writer. Kate christensen born august 22, 1962 is an american novelist. Kate christensen primary author only author division. Combining sly humor with an urban edge, kate christensens in the. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. New york post read in the drink because its about a girl who knows exactly how it feels to be us.
Claudia steiner long ago traded in her initial dream of making it big in journalism for a position as personal secretary and ghostwriter for genevieve jackie del castellano, an elderly writer of bestselling novels and a lunatic to boot. Books by kate christensen author of selfish, shallow, and. Trouble by kate christensen overdrive rakuten overdrive. Because kate christensens deliciously detailed novel, trouble, is, in a word. In trouble, christensen takes a genre, in this instance the middleaged chick lit, and completely turns the genre on its head, defying all expectations with terrific results, just as she did in in the drink. In kate christensens breezy and confident first novel, in the drink, claudia who is now swarthmore educated, living in manhattan and on the verge of turning 30.
Buy in the drink book online at low prices in india in. This compassionate novel stars the main character of claudia steiner. This debut onto the writing scene proves why christensen is so popular and perhaps the voice of single women living in the city besides carrie bradshaw. Interview with kate christensen, author of five novels, including. Blue plate special, by kate christensen, and more the new york. She won the 2008 penfaulkner award for her fourth novel, the great man, about a painter and the three women in his life. Kate christensen is the author of six previous novels, most recently the astral. In the drink in this compassionate, wise, and comical debut, kate christensen gives an engaging and authentic voice to a new generation of single urban women. Kate christensen lives in the williamsburg section of brooklyn. In the drink by kate christensen in chm, epub, fb2 download ebook. A complete list of books by portland, maine based author kate christensen, including how to cook a moose, blue plate special, the astral, trouble, the great man, the epicures lament, jeremy thrane, and in the drink.
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Kate christensens most popular book is selfish, shallow, and selfabsorbed. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Combining sly humor with an urban edge, kate christensen s in the drink tells the story of a resolutely cleareyed young woman who makes a complete mess of her life, and lives to tell the tale. Claudia steiner never intended for her life to become such a disaster. Buy a cheap copy of in the drink book by kate christensen. Kate christensen is the author of the novels in the drink, jeremy thrane, the epicures lament, the great man, winner of the 2008 penfaulker award, and trouble.
One of the better entries in the bridget jones sweepstakes is kate christensens in the drink, which features a 29yearold new yorker. I had a really bad feeling, says the penfaulkner awardwinning novelist the great man, 2008, who saw yard signs multiply. Kate christensen is the author of the novels in the drink, jeremy thrane, and the epicures lament. The idea for this book came out of obsession, as all my books seem to.
Claudia is a young woman who had great hopes of becoming a novelist, and found the reality of bigcity life quite different than her dreams. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the last cruise. Kate christensen has books on goodreads with 56797 ratings. Sep 20, 2015 in the drink by kate christensen in chm, epub, fb2 download ebook. In the drink by kate christensen an apparently unread copy in perfect condition.
Read in the drink because its about a girl who knows exactly how it feels to be us. Her essays and articles have appeared in various publications, including salon, mademoiselle, the hartford courant, elle, and the bestselling anthology the bitch in. In the drink by kate christensen overdrive rakuten. The novels heroine is the smart, pretty, underemployed, and single claudia steiner, personal secretary to genevieve del castellano, a terrifying, glamorous semilunatic who has it in for. How old were you when you had your first drink and what was it. Claudia steiner, 29, does most of the writing, but receives little money and no credit. A complete list of books by portland, maine based author kate christensen, including how to cook a moose, blue plate special, the astral, trouble, the great. This site is maintained by the authors publisher doubledayanchor books. Kate christensen is also the author of the novels in the drink, jeremy thrane, the epicures lament, and the great man, winner of the 2008 penfaulker award. Good for kate christensen, then, who has given her characters enough trouble to fill a book in this case, trouble, a terse and tough little novel about two friends in their 40s. The great man won the 2008 penfaulkner award for fiction.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading in the drink. Nonfiction elvis culture by erika lee doss live by the sword by gus russo unveiling kate chopin by emily toth never enough words by. I have been a fan of kate christensens novels since the publication of in the drink about ten years ago. Her essays and articles have appeared in various publications, including salon, mademoiselle, the hartford courant, elle, and the bestselling anthology the bitch in the house.
At a time when authors are penning bestselling memoirs about their alcoholic torment, and 12step programs are as popular as suvs, christensen s take is refreshing. Like its protagonist, christensens book is funny and intelligent, filled with deadon new york character types and locales. The official website of kate christensen, portland, maine based author of how to cook a. In the drink by kate christensen is set in late 20th century new york city. How to cook a moose by kate christensen islandport press. In the drink is the story of a 20 something single woman named claudia steiner. Her previous novels are in the drink 1999, jeremy thrane 2001, and the.
The author enriches the book with her adopted states history of lobsters, tales of. New books by kate christensen, sheri booker, katie hafner and clare. Claudia steiner has to be the freshest antiheroine ive read in a long time. Read an excerpt i lived on the fourth floor of a former residential hotel that had been constructed cheaply and hastily after one war or another to house a sudden influx of immigrants willing to live anywhere. As the 2016 presidential election unfolded, kate christensen shuttled between the old new hampshire farmhouse where her husband was born and the couples home in portland, maine. Click to read more about in the drink by kate christensen. I have been a fan of kate christensen s novels since the publication of in the drink about ten years ago.
May 04, 1999 in the drink by kate christensen is set in late 20th century new york city. Kate christensen is the author of six prior novels, most recently the astral, and the memoir blue plate special. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read in the drink. Discover book depositorys huge selection of kate christensen books online.
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