When Franny Stands Up

When Franny Stands Up
Eden Robins
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Trade Paperback
h210 x 140mm - 400pg
1 Dec 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781728256009
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Franny Steinberg knows there' s powerful magic in laughter. She' s witnessed it. With the men of Chicago off fighting WWII on distant shores, Franny has watched the women of the city taking charge of the war effort. But amidst the war bond sales and factory shifts, something surprising has emerged, something Franny could never have expected. A new marvel that has women flocking to comedy clubs across the nation: the Showstopper. When Franny steps into Chicago' s Blue Moon comedy club, she realizes the power of a Showstopper-that specific magic sparked when an audience laughs so hard, they are momentarily transformed. And while each comedian' s Showstopper is different, they all have one thing in common: they only work on women. After a traumatic flashback propels her onstage in a torn bridesmaid dress, Franny discovers her own Showstopper is something new. And suddenly she has the power to change everything. . . for herself, for her audience, and for the people who may need it most.
A powerhouse of a novel. . . This is a book about comedy and trauma and family. It is funny and heartbreaking on every other page. . . Eden Robins is a helluva powerful writer. This book is a Showstopper. -- Mary Robinette Kowal -- Mary Robinette Kowal, Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author When Franny Stands Up is a goddamn delight, a can' t-put-it-down page-turner about a girl who has the audacity to tell the truth about her own life at a time in our history when it wasn' t acceptable, or appropriate, or even safe to do so. But she does it. Against all odds - class, race, faith, gender, and family - she gets on a microphone and stands the hell up. We should all be so brave. -- Megan Stielstra, author of The Wrong Way to Save Your Life A showstopper of a novel, it is the story of a misunderstood comedian learning to embrace her identity in a world determined to hold her back. When Franny Stands Up is touching, funny, and smart as hell. You' ll be standing up and cheering for Franny! -- Ann Davila Cardinal, author of The Storyteller' s Death Smart and wickedly funny, When Franny Stands Up is a timely and timeless story that will whisk the reader away on a joy roaring ride through Mid-century Chicago. Franny is walking sass in heels who spits hard truths during an age when women were expected to stay silent. Robins' s debut novel deserves a standing ovation! -- Wesley Chu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The War Arts Saga A debut novel that' s fresh and contemporary while feeling like an old favorite. An instant classic. Funny, unsentimental, brave and silly without being unserious. What a book! -- Cory Doctorow, author of Walkaway and Radicalized This novel is freaking magic in every way, and it pulls off just about every kind of magic trick you can imagine: it' s all about the magic of stand-up and the magic of mid-20th-century Chicago and the magic of friendship and community and family. It' s also about magic magic. I adore Franny and am so happy I got to follow her extraordinary adventures and misadventures, and I' m sure you will too. -- Juan Martinez, author of Best Worst American When Franny Stands Up is a riot of a book. Its characters burst with life and wit, even as they bristle against the hard edges of their world. Wielding humor and unabashed heart to steer us through a tale of what it means to find real family, and what it means to heal, Robins navigates by every true comic' s North Star: comedy comes from pain. She is a gifted storyteller. -- Rob Ziegler, author of Seed
Eden Robins loves novels best, but they take forever so she also writes short stories and self-absorbed essays. She co-hosts a science podcast called No Such Thing As Boring with an actual scientist, and produces a monthly live lit show in Chicago called Tuesday Funk. Previously, she sold sex toys, wrote jokes for Big Pharma, and once did a stand-up comedy set to an audience who didn' t boo. She lives in Chicago, has been to the bottom of the ocean, and will never go to space. This is her first novel. Find out more scintillating tidbits at monkeythumbs. com and on Twitter @edenrobins.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781728256009
Published: 1 Dec 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark
Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 400

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