When I lunched with Julie Kirgo the other day, she said the most wonderful thing to me - she said that she loved GEE more than anything I've written. She's a tough cookie and it made me feel really good. It's a chore to get people to actually take a chance on a book. I wish that it weren't so - when I do the Facebook promo stuff, 150 people will "like" and "heart" the posts and say congrats and back pat - in fact, they do everything BUT read the book. And then you see the tripe that gets made into films and I just wish I knew how to get these in the hands of people who could do that - GEE would, I think, make a stunning movie with incredible roles for two women. Easy to adapt. I feel the same about the Adriana books, such naturals for a series on something like Netflix. Alas, I suppose all one can do is try to do their best and move along. But I read through all the nice reviews on Amazon, many of which came from you dear readers, and I loved reading them, and TCB's was very meaningful to me on many levels. Here it is. Several dear readers did not go anywhere near this book and I'm sad about that. I'm very proud of it. Anyway:
"I must confess that I am a huge Bruce Kimmel fan. Is there anything this man can’t do? He is an actor, a producer, a director, a composer, a singer (Guy Haines), a playwright, and a music producer. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. In addition to all the above, Kimmel is the author of 17 previous books. And now he has written book number eighteen – GEE.
GEE may very well be the finest book Kimmel has written, to date. It is a story of not one, but two willful and headstrong women. Both “very peculiar girls.” One, GEE (yes, all capitals) is born in the early days of the 20th century; the other, Peyton, is starting life in the 21st century. The first woman we watch living her life, her 94 years of life, through the unfolding decades of America. From the two great wars and the Depression, through JFK and 9/11; GEE experiences all the happiness and all the heartbreak of life. Peyton, at seventeen is truly just beginning to fully experience the world.
Kimmel has carefully and lovingly crafted the stories of these two female characters. Part one tells the story of GEE, and Part two belongs to Peyton. Kimmel’s writing is superb. Once you start reading this book you will find it impossible to put down. How can these two women be so different, and yet, so much alike? You truly won’t want this book to end. I highly recommend this book to everyone. A great read."
