Through The Windshield: An Extremely Controversial Dark Comedy

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Through The Windshield: An Extremely Controversial Dark Comedy (The Eleanor Rushing Series Book 1)

The FIRST of two books featuring troubled, fearlessly funny Eleanor Rushing, each a cockeyed (yet charming) work of literary humor by Kindle bestselling author Patty Friedmann.
A TOUR DE FORCE! BUT APPROACH WITH CAUTION...
***WARNING*** To open these pages is not to enter Disneyland! Before you purchase THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, please be aware that the journey youâ€™re about to take may remind you a bit of Aliceâ€™s in THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. Know that, while loved by many, this is an extremely controversial work of dark comedy. One reader said: "Not what I was expectingâ€¦the theme & tone of the story was dark/disturbed." Heed this man's words! This reviewer was also right: "Very interesting with a twist. Though it's not for everyone, it sure grasps the attention for the right audience." Yes, a twist! If you need bluebirds and honeymoons, seek entertainment elsewhere. Remember Aliceâ€™s words in that other twisted work of genius: â€œEverything is topsy-turvy here!â€

Oh, and one other thing: Your money back if it's too disturbing for you. Direct your request (as well as anything you need to get off your chest) to Friedmannâ€™s publisher at [email protected]. Weâ€™ll also give you a free book of your choice. But whether it's your cup of tea or not, THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD remains to many discerning readers:

A tour de force whose heroine falls somewhere between the Southern elegance of Walker Percy and the zany dark comedy of THE CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES. Hereâ€™s the set-up:

Surrounded by the splendor and excess of old money in New Orleans, Eleanor Rushing is a wry and witty young woman who first locks eyes with the love of her life at a City Council meeting. What starts as an innocuous infatuation with Dr. Maxim Walters, a Methodist minister who just so happens to be married, quickly turns into obsessive passion: she orchestrates an automobile accident outside his house, stuffs envelopes at his church, follows him on a business venture, sets up camp in the tools shed in his backyardâ€¦

Eleanorâ€™s voice is both acutely perceptive and macabrely unhinged. She considers herself blessed with the ability to â€œremember everything,â€ except that her recollections and impressions seem to be at odds with everyone around her. By the time her â€œrelationshipâ€ with Dr. Walters begins to spin frantically out of control, weâ€™ve become her willing and faithful admirers. Sheâ€™s so smart and funnyâ€”although a thoroughgoing fruitcake--that we can't help but love her. Donâ€™t we all have a friend like that?

Magnificently showcases Friedmann's touted powers of psychological acuity and laugh-out-loud dark humor.

Who will like it: Fans of contemporary literary humor, especially in Southern fiction; humor and satire in general, and in particular THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, CATCH-22, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS; masters of dark, offbeat humorous fiction like Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk, Christopher Mooreâ€”and of course the New Orleans hometown favorite, John Kennedy Toole.

â€œIntriguing and touchingâ€¦One finishes [the book] impressed by Friedmannâ€™s compassion for human frailty." -Publishers Weekly

â€œFriedmann's latest subject is brilliant, bitterly funny, and deeply scary ... the reader is seduced by that willful voice, wavering between shock and grudging admiration at Friedmann's high-wire balancing act. And laughing all the way." -The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Honors for Eleanor Rushing:
â€”Original Voices
â€”BookSense 76

It might also be called "Diary of a Stalker."

Country	USA
Author	Patty Friedmann
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
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NumberOfPages	202
PublicationDate	2014-07-31
Publisher	booksBnimble
ReleaseDate	2014-07-31
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Through The Windshield: An Extremely Controversial Dark Comedy (The Eleanor Rushing Series Book 1)

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