Point Dume: A Novel - Hardcover

Arnoldi, Katie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590203291 ISBN 13: 9781590203293

Publisher: The Overlook Press, 2010

Synopsis

Two years ago Overlook published her sophomore effort, The Wentworths, a searing portrait of a wealthy Westside, Los Angeles, family. This too was a fixture on bestseller lists and earned her a wider audience. With Point Dume she has produced her most remarkable novel to date A fast moving page- turner, with insights that Arnoldi has gleaned from years of on-the-ground research, this is a timely novel that seems timeless.

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About the Author

Katie Arnoldi's literary debut Chemical Pink, set in the competitive world of female bodybuilding, became a surprise bestseller, winning Arnoldi praise from critics and readers alike. The Wentworths too graced the bestseller list. She lives in Southern California with her husband, the painter Charles Arnoldi, and their two children.

Review

¦Part comedy of manners, part cautionary tale, Point Dume (named after the stunning coastal promontory in Malibu) tells the interlocking stories of disparate characters all bound by their connection to the land by the sea.¦ - - LA Times

"She's a fascinating presenceS The novel is fast paced with excellent characters and intersecting plots. It's also a must read if you're interested in surfing culture and would like another reason on why pot should be legalized in the USA." -San Francisco Chronicle

"The prose style is spare and powerful and the pages turn effortlessly." - Publisher's Weekly

¦The summer is fully and officially upon us and that means summer reading is here! In fiction, our local Point Dume still tops the list--a great read for beach or travel.¦ -- Malibu Times, #1 Bestseller

¦Arnoldi knows how to make readers care about her protagonists. Her well-researched, well-written novel will appeal to fans of T.C. Boyle and Cormac McCarthy as well as to readers who mourn the destruction of the environment.¦ -- Library Journal

¦Where Point Dume shines is in its ability to put a human face on these ripped-from-the-headlines circumstances S[Arnoldi] gives each of [her characters] a certain humanity, their stories a poignant urgency, that will draw readers in to this interdependent community and not let them go.¦ -- BookReporter.com

¦The glimpses into illegal marijuana cultivation are fascinating¦ -- Sacramento News & Reviews

¦A spritely-written novel with flesh and blood contemporary characters, Point Dume is Katie Arnoldi's latest comedy of manners. But it is also a clever commentary on the distortions and contradictions of U.S. economic, drug and immigration policies, current social mores and behaviors, and the hidden environmental consequences of our drug war programs. All this in an entertaining breezy, sexy, surf novel set in Malibu. How does she do it?!" -- John Evans, Owner DIESEL Books

"Point Dume is, in short, a combination of the best aspects of her earlier two books. It has the edge and grit and unconventional characters and unexpected scenes of Chemical Pink along with the refined craft and narrative chops exhibited in The WentworthsS The book is full of memorable characters, tight, lean prose, better sex scenes than most people seem to write these days and filled with some downright funny and harrowing scenes. It¦s, in the best sense, a well-paced, well written page-turner. Check it out.¦ -- Rob Roberge Blog

¦Point Dume boasts content that many will find interesting: the untimely death of surf culture and the desecration of the California coastal towns that fostered it, the inner workings of the Mexican drug cartel, and rampant adultery.¦ -- Portland Mercury

"If you crossed TC Boyle¦s Tortilla Curtain with Kem Nunn¦s surf noir trilogy novels and added breasts you would almost get this book, Point DumeSobsessive and damaged characters from dysfunctional families set in throbbing plotsSIf you¦re looking for a summer read that doubles as a sexy page-turner, check out Point Dume.¦ -- BookBuffet.com

About this edition

• Publisher: The Overlook Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1590203291
• ISBN 13: 9781590203293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256