Chicago author Sarah Terez Rosenblum is making waves

[ 0 ] July 10, 2012 | The Qu

This is actually a long time coming, Sarah Terez Rosenblum was one of the first people to give The Qu some press, and for that we will always be grateful. Now she is doing the book circuit with her debut novel, Herself When She’s Missing!

Sarah Terez Rosenblum

A writer with an MFA in Creative Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Sarah Terez Rosenblum freelances for publications and sites including The Chicago Sun Times and Pop Matters. Her fiction has appeared in literary magazines such as “kill author” and “Underground Voices,” and she was a 2011 recipient of Carve Magazine’s Esoteric Fiction Award. Her debut novel, “Herself When She’s Missing” was published in June 2012 by Soft Skull Press.

Herself When She’s Missing

Cry Wolf saved Andrea’s life, or at least that’s how she likes to tell it. Forever in search of spiritual fulfillment, Andrea has rejected everything from religion to eating disorders, in favor of “I’m-with-the-band” style fanaticism, all centered on Cry Wolf, a brother-sister folk/rock duo with an eccentric hodgepodge of followers. When Andrea meets fellow groupie Jordan outside a concert, their connection is undeniable: Jordan is powerfully seductive, and Andrea, though otherwise levelheaded, is intrigued by Jordan’s lawless ways. Their romance escalates as they follow Cry Wolf around the country, but as Jordan becomes increasingly manipulative and unreliable, Andrea begins to realize that her passion for Jordan has turned into yet another addiction, and she doesn’t know how to escape. The first time Jordan leaves her, Andrea flees Los Angeles for Chicago, almost relieved, and almost ready to start fresh. But when Jordan arrives unannounced on Andrea’s doorstep, Andrea can’t help it; she’s thrilled.

Meet Andrea: tightly wound, mid-20s, teacher, hotter than she gives herself credit for, maybe not as clever as she believes.

Meet Jordan: LA-skinny, ocean eyes, early-40s, perpetual undergraduate student, a liar who believes her own lies.

Herself When She’s Missing is post-modern in form (lists, 3×5 cards, even the occasional screenplay), but classical in theme: a tale of a girl desperate for something like, but not quite, love.

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