Jennie Nash's Books
Dec.10.2012
It's 1952 in New York City, the height of the Red Scare. When the sheltered secretary of a prominent book editor becomes obsessed with the story of a glamorous French lipstick, she becomes convinced that it was the story she was born to write. To do it, however, she must overcome her belief that surrendering to passion of any kind is dangerous -- especially when she enters...
May.04.2010
Jennie Nash's "winning debut"* The Last Beach Bungalow, was followed by The Only True Genius in the Family, a "page-turning delight"**. Now she introduces us to two women who learn the lessons of grief-and of hope...
A photo of her sons. A doormat from Target. Twenty-three tubs of fabric. Somehow it comforts Lily to list the things she lost when a wildfire engulfed the Santa...
Feb.03.2009
An IndieNext Notable Pick, this is a story about three generations of artists who are grappling with the source of creativity and the limits of love. Claire has a successful career as a food photographer, a loving husband, a gorgeous home on the beach, and a daughter whose career as a painter is in the brink of taking off. The one thing she doesn’t have is the acceptance...
Feb.05.2008
After five years cancer-free, April Newton should be celebrating, but instead she’s suffering. She feels her husband slipping away, and though the spectacular, stylish house he’s building for her should be a fresh start, April finds herself resenting it. As their move-in date approaches, she becomes obsessed with winning the right to buy the last Redondo Beach bungalow,...
Aug.27.2002
Breast cancer made me a wise old woman at the age of thirty-six. I learned, among other things, that the fight against breast cancer can be a surprisingly positive, life-affirming experience for patients, family and friends.
From detection and surgery to reconstruction and recovery, I give readers a road map for a journey no one chooses to take. I details both the...
“A whipsmart, wildly original ride that’s a heady mix of chemistry, politics, mystery, obsession and a 1950's heroine daring to find her way. The writing sparkles on the page, and the essential question — what would you do for your passion? — becomes as provocative as it haunting. Perfect Red is more than perfect — it’s absolutely dazzling.” ”
—Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures Of You
About Jennie
Jennie Nash is the author of the novels Perfect Red, The Threadbare Heart, The Only True Genius in the Family and The Last Beach Bungalow, and the memoir The Victoria's Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming and Other Lessons I Learned From Breast Cancer. She is...
Jennie’s Favorite Books
A Three Dog Life, Olive Kitteridge, The Remains of the Day, The Soloist, Bel Canto, The Creative Habit