Book details

  • Genre:fiction
  • Sub-genre:Literary
  • Language:English
  • Pages:326
  • eBook ISBN:9781620958568

The Edge of Maybe

A Novel

By Ericka Lutz

Overview

Adam and Kira Glazer live a Northern California liberal lifestyle, entering middle age with politically correct values, an obsession with gourmet organic food, and no idea what has happened to their punk rock, adventurous youth. Then, a shocking reminder of the past lands on their doorstep. Adam, Kira, and their 13-year-old daughter Polly take on freeways, yoga classes and junk food, face dark truths and blood secrets, and drive--alone and together--all the way to The Edge of Maybe.
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Description

Adam and Kira Glazer live a quirky, Northern California liberal lifestyle, entering middle age with politically correct values, an obsession with gourmet organic food, and no idea what has happened to their punk rock, adventurous youth. When Amber--a young ex-con from Nevada who might be Adam's daughter--lands on their doorstep bringing with her a disabled child, Adam and Kira are forced to confront their disappointments--in each other and in themselves. Adam, Kira, and their 13-year-old daughter Polly take on freeways and yoga classes, explore truths and secrets, and ultimately go for broke in The Edge of Maybe, a novel of possibilities. Award-winning author Ericka Lutz takes readers on a wild road trip, with a novel that is tender, witty, and entertaining and characters who are visceral, sexy, and real.
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About The Author

Ericka Lutz is the author of seven previous books, and her writing appears in many literary magazines, journals, and anthologies. She teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, and performs her solo shows around the San Francisco Bay Area. She lives in Oakland, California, the city from which she draws much of her inspiration. The Edge of Maybe is her first novel.
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