Welcome to Newport Beach, California–a community often found glittering in the spotlight, but one that isn’t always as glamorous as we imagine. Through the lives of waiters and waitresses, divorced and single parents, and alienated teens, Victoria Patterson’s Drift offers a rare and rewarding view into the real life of this nearly mythical place, all the while plumbing the depths of female friendship and what it means to be an outsider. Fresh, energetic, deceptively powerful and delightfully frank, hers is a voice you won’t be able to stop reading.

ISBN: 9780547054940
Imprint: Harper Perennial
On Sale: Jun 25, 2009
List price: $17.5
No of pages: 240
Trim Size: 5.250 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 0.630 in (d)
BISAC 1: FICTION / Literary
BISAC 2: FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
BISAC 3: FICTION / Psychological
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Victoria Patterson

Biography

VICTORIA PATTERSON grew up in Newport Beach and received her MFA from UC Riverside. Her award-winning short fiction has appeared in the Santa Monica Review, the Florida Review, and Snake-Nation Review, among other publications. She lives with her family in South Pasadena, California.

Welcome to Newport Beach, California–a community often found glittering in the spotlight, but one that isn’t always as glamorous as we imagine. Through the lives of waiters and waitresses, divorced and single parents, and alienated teens, Victoria Patterson’s Drift offers a rare and rewarding view into the real life of this nearly mythical place, all the while plumbing the depths of female friendship and what it means to be an outsider. Fresh, energetic, deceptively powerful and delightfully frank, hers is a voice you won’t be able to stop reading.

ISBN: 9780547054940
Imprint: Harper Perennial
On Sale: Jun 25, 2009
List price: $17.5
No of pages: 240
Trim Size: 5.250 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 0.630 in (d)
BISAC 1: FICTION / Literary
BISAC 2: FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
BISAC 3: FICTION / Psychological
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Victoria Patterson

Biography

VICTORIA PATTERSON grew up in Newport Beach and received her MFA from UC Riverside. Her award-winning short fiction has appeared in the Santa Monica Review, the Florida Review, and Snake-Nation Review, among other publications. She lives with her family in South Pasadena, California.