Books written by Jane Vandenburgh

  • Failure To Zigzag: A Novel

    Bullock's Pasadena.” “What is this all about?” Katrinka demanded. “Have they both finally cracked up completely? I promise you that when they do, sweetie, we're going to have to send them someplace very Oak Knollish, very Chevy Chase ...

  • A Pocket History of Sex in the Twentieth Century: A Memoir (Large Print 16pt)

    ... books and chewing Black Jack gum, while our mother's seeing her psychiatrist. My father sees his psychiatrist every day of the week on his lunch hour. This is Dr. Mailin, whose office is up the street from Becket, near Bullock's ...

  • The Physics of Sunset

    Because , as Stuart said , paint costs money ! And their interior decoration ran severely now toward the Oi , Gottenyu ! — with everything done along the lines of his parents ' cultural allegiances : brushstroke prints of kitschy ...

  • The Wrong Dog Dream: A True Romance

    The author calls this "a true romance," saying, it's the part of her personal history she, being superstitious, was almost afraid to write.

  • The Wrong Dog Dream: A True Romance

    ... of life that has changed little over centuries and is proud of its self-reliance: How can you tell you're a real West Virginian? ... an inheritance from the border collie the shelter woman told us was so obvious in his mom's makeup.

  • Architecture of the Novel: A Writer's Handbook

    Architecture of the Novel derives from the many years Vandenburgh has spent teaching the craft of fiction writing. Her method points to the elemental nature of narrative: A story consists of its events, which are told in scenes.