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Shop nowIf I Knew You Were Going to Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go
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Learn moreFor fans of Pam Houston's Cowboys Are My Weakness—a novel in stories about a young woman and her town in the early 1970s
It is the summer of 1972, and Katie has just turned eighteen. Katie and her town, Elephant Beach, are both on the verge: Katie of adulthood, Elephant Beach of gentrification—but not yet. Elephant Beach is still gritty, working-class, close-knit. And Katie spends her time smoking and drinking with her friends, dreaming about a boy just back from Vietnam who's still fighting a battle Katie can't understand.
Impeccably crafted and hugely affectionate, this novel in stories is a vivid portrait of a place whose conflicts—between mothers and daughters, men and women, haves and have-nots—reverberate to our own time.
Judy Chicurel’s work has appeared in national, regional, and international publications, including the New York Times, Newsday, and Granta. Her plays have been produced and performed in New York City. A native of Long Beach on Long Island, Chicurel currently lives in Brooklyn.
Emily Woo Zeller is an Audie and Earphones Award–winning narrator, voice-over artist, actor, dancer, and choreographer. AudioFile magazine named her one of the Best Voices of 2013. Her voice-over career includes work in animated film and television in Southeast Asia.
Reviews
“A startling book of linked stories. This is not just another ‘coming of age’ tale but a wise, clear look at what it was to be a young woman at a singular time in our country. Chicurel’s portrait of a small town in the ’70s speaks volumes about who we are as a culture…A beautiful, accomplished book.”
“A beautiful and honest coming-of-age story…A stunningly evocative portrait of a down-on-its-luck town and its people, who, like Katie, are trapped between the past as they’ve known it and the promise of the future.”
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