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"A master class in sparse, clear prose, Fall Asleep
Forgetting is a compelling and mesmerizing read, infused with an elegiac
ambience. It will make you laugh and cry in equal measures. You’ll not fall
asleep forgetting this book." New York Journal of Books
"An intense, original, and thoroughly grownup novel. In
sensuous and poetic language,Packard tells a powerful story of a group
of oddball characters joined only by place and a desire to in some way ease the
pain of a beautiful, doomed man. This novel resonates."
—Patricia Grossman, author of Radiant Daughter and
Ferro-Grumley Award winning novelist for Brian In Three Seasons
"In the wake of the recent ruling overturning
Proposition 8, California’s ban against same-sex marriage, a new novel about
lesbian desire takes on special resonance. And particular resonance,
since the setting of the book is the North Fork of Long Island. And unusual
resonance, since the story takes place in a trailer park, not your typical
setting for a story suffused with poetry that’s about the need and nature of
affection and love.
Georgeann Packard’s spare and lyrical narrative Fall
Asleep Forgetting may not gain a wide readership because of its odd characters,
including a Biblical spouting 9-year old named Six and a transvestite. And
because of the novel’s shifting perspective and mix of styles. But for these
very same reasons, it should attract readers interested in original and
passionate fiction, and in some wonderful observations about the land off Orient
Point – the “glories of the sea, the massive boulders” and “waves like marching
squadrons” that churn up the green water."
Joan Baum for NPR, Connecticut
"Forget reading some mindless chick lit
novel; take this one to the beach instead. Fall Asleep Forgetting
is full of lust, heated sexual encounters and intense emotions that stem from
fresh and recharged connections." –Amy Steele, Entertainment
Realm
GEORGEANN PACKARD is a writer, graphic designer, and photographer who also
designs, draws and installs landscapes on the North Fork of Long Island.
