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1. Corinne Demas

Eleven Stories High

"I loved every word … Stuyvesant Town, with its unexpected charm, is as strong a character as any I've encountered in personal narrative. Demas's portrait of her mother is exquisite." — Anita Shreve, author of The Pilot's Wife "Corinne Demas's evocation of the specifics of childhood games, of family rituals, of the new TV culture, of the significance of the automobile, of the way we worked and played and learned, and of the ways in which the urban culture yearned to become a suburban culture, is, quite simply, superb. It is a most tenderly wrought book, full of affection for its world—whether it tells of shopping rituals or dating rituals, dentistry or an all-girls school of the fifties." — Jay Neugeboren, author of Imagining Robert: My Brother, Madness, and Survival: A Memoir "Eleven Stories High is a marvelously sensible, observant, honest, and often amusing portrait of a very particular place that manages at the same time to conjure the experiences of many contented children growing up in many kinds of places." — Rosellen Brown, author of Before and After "A very meticulous writer, steady and believable. Her powers of recall are extraordinary. I regard this as an important record of contemporary life, as well as a most interesting coming-of-age memoir." — Shirley Abbott, author of Womenfolks: Growing Up Down South "…evokes a girl's coming of age in New York City's planned 'utopian' community." — Publishers Weekly "…the peaceful urban idyll of Corinne Demas…" — The New York Observer "She writes with affection and humor about her years at 524 East 20th Street and her family, friends and neighbors." — Peter Cooper Village/ Stuyvesant Town News "This is an irresistible memoir. The book swarms with the sort of everyday detail that not only makes a life memorable but that asks the reader to savor rather than reject it. I smiled on every page." — Anne Bernays, author of Professor Romeo "Combines a startling immediacy of presentation with the inevitable distancing of retrospection … Eleven Stories High is richly layered, fondly written, and true in the necessary way of art." — Sven Birkerts, author of Readings "Corinne Demas's Eleven Stories High is a remarkable portrait of a vanished world but not a vanished place. The social history it captures is important, presenting the story of a transitional generation of women, suspended between the quietism of the American Dream of the post-war era of the 1950s and the tumultuous upheavals to come at the end of the sixties. A vivid and paradoxical picture of both the urban American and domestic life once lived, captured by a writer of lyric strengths and fastidious intellect." — William O'Rourke, author of Signs of the Literary Times: Essays, Reviews, Profiles 1970–1992

1. Corinne Demas

Daughters

“Daughters works beautifully as a novel, thanks to the author’s skill at delineating character and weaving narrative. From the beginning to the end of the novel, Delia, Merry and their family emerge as real people about whom the reader cannot help caring…In short, Demas has created a moving, powerful story.” —Daily Hampshire Gazette “When Demas immerses herself in the world of her characters she lets it all play out—and her readers respond…In real life there is no scripting happy ending. And so, it is the same for Demas’s characters. She never lets them off the hook; she makes them work it out. And sometimes readers lend a hand.” —MassLive “Corinne Demas is a master of domestic fiction. Her new novel is a probing portrait of family friction and fulfillment. Once again, an engrossing and illuminating read.” —William O’Rourke, Signs of the Literary Times Praise for books by Corinne Demas The Road Towards Home “Both lighthearted and insightful, with age-defying charm and wit…a totally satisfying (and identifiable!) read.” —Elinor Lipman, author of Every Tom, Dick & Harry The Writing Circle “Memorable characters and elegant prose, The Writing Circle weaves a web that tightens slowly around you as you read until you find you simply can’t put it down…A wonderful book, tense, engaging, and highly recommended.” —Karen Joy Fowler, author of Booth The Same River Twice “Intelligent and graceful, often moving, a book that walks with poise through the mined fields of contemporary marriage, of motherhood and, not least, daughterhood. Corinne Demas is not flamboyant; she is something far more valuable than that: honest, funny, and gravely optimistic in spite of all.” —Rosellen Brown, author of The Lake on Fire Everything I Was “An authentic portrait of country life, economic stress, and the tensions associated with a major life change…an absorbing coming-of-age tale.” —Publishers Weekly What We Save for Last “Throughout these bittersweet tales, women’s past losses linger as a white noise in the background of otherwise fulfilled lives…these stories make unsettling, poignant reading.” —Publishers Weekly

1. Corinne Demas

Daughters

“Daughters works beautifully as a novel, thanks to the author’s skill at delineating character and weaving narrative. From the beginning to the end of the novel, Delia, Merry and their family emerge as real people about whom the reader cannot help caring…In short, Demas has created a moving, powerful story.” —Daily Hampshire Gazette “When Demas immerses herself in the world of her characters she lets it all play out—and her readers respond…In real life there is no scripting happy ending. And so, it is the same for Demas’s characters. She never lets them off the hook; she makes them work it out. And sometimes readers lend a hand.” —MassLive “Corinne Demas is a master of domestic fiction. Her new novel is a probing portrait of family friction and fulfillment. Once again, an engrossing and illuminating read.” —William O’Rourke, Signs of the Literary Times Praise for books by Corinne Demas The Road Towards Home “Both lighthearted and insightful, with age-defying charm and wit…a totally satisfying (and identifiable!) read.” —Elinor Lipman, author of Every Tom, Dick & Harry The Writing Circle “Memorable characters and elegant prose, The Writing Circle weaves a web that tightens slowly around you as you read until you find you simply can’t put it down…A wonderful book, tense, engaging, and highly recommended.” —Karen Joy Fowler, author of Booth The Same River Twice “Intelligent and graceful, often moving, a book that walks with poise through the mined fields of contemporary marriage, of motherhood and, not least, daughterhood. Corinne Demas is not flamboyant; she is something far more valuable than that: honest, funny, and gravely optimistic in spite of all.” —Rosellen Brown, author of The Lake on Fire Everything I Was “An authentic portrait of country life, economic stress, and the tensions associated with a major life change…an absorbing coming-of-age tale.” —Publishers Weekly What We Save for Last “Throughout these bittersweet tales, women’s past losses linger as a white noise in the background of otherwise fulfilled lives…these stories make unsettling, poignant reading.” —Publishers Weekly

1. Corinne Demas

Once There Was

“Spare, descriptive text is accompanied by rich, strikingly detailed watercolorlike illustrations. A magical tale that comes full circle, urging readers to dream big.”

1. Corinne Demas

The Road Towards Home

“How welcome and true: late love, beautifully and wryly rendered. Both light hearted and insightful, with age-defying charm and wit, The Road Towards Home is a totally satisfying (and identifiable!) read.” —Elinor Lipman, author of Ms. Demeanor and Rachel to the Rescue “Corinne Demas is amazing! The Road Towards Home is about two opinionated, rigid, and, yes, curmudgeonly septuagenarians who will have you falling in love and rooting for them as they negotiate and argue their way to a last run at happiness. Noah and Cassandra are so believable that I’m certain I’ve been over at their house for dinner—and the dialogue between them made me laugh out loud and also shake my head at their stubbornness. I utterly adored this novel, which is filled with wisdom and generosity and heart, qualities that readers of all ages will appreciate.” —Maddie Dawson, bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners “When Noah (saved the world with a boat) meets Cassandra (sees the future way too clearly) at the aptly named Clarion retirement home, they are both seriously not getting with the program. Though barely acquainted, they agree to escape together. As they break free from the planned trajectory and plunge into the uncharted territory of each other, you’ll be rooting for the oldsters all the way. The Road Towards Home is a wonderful novel—engaging, wry, and genuinely touching.” —Valerie Martin, author of Property and I Give It To You “In the novel The Road Towards Home, feisty entomologist Cassandra Joyce, who has been married multiple times, moves to a senior-living community. Quickly, she finds Clarion Court is not her clarion call. So, too, does widower Professor Noah Shilling, whose son and daughter-in-law are behind his relocation. When Cassandra drives Noah to his summer cottage on Cape Cod, there’s a lifetime of baggage to be unpacked. Kudos to Corinne Demas—heralded author of thirty books for children, teens, and adults—for this late-in-life romance: a story that shows both love and friendship can be found where and when least expected…and most necessary. Cassandra and Noah will open your mind—and your heart—to finding love at any stage of life. Uniquely uplifting.” —Marilyn Simon Rothstein, author of Crazy to Leave You “This latest novel by the always wonderful Corinne Demas is about a growing relationship through the hiccups of aging. The two main characters are both fascinating and thoughtful people. He an English professor emeritus, she a bug-and-spider scientist plus bird-watcher. The ‘home’ of the title is rather two homes: the first where they remeet (they knew one another in college some fifty years in the past), and the second Noah’s rather charming but broken-down cottage on a Cape Cod marsh, a great metaphor for the two of them. They are both wise and wisecrackers, both loving and snarky. And I, at eighty-three, sat up half the night finishing the book. It’s that good.” —Jane Yolen, award-winning author of The Devil’s Arithmetic and the short story collection The Scarlet Circus

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