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The Speed Queen (SIGNED)by O'Nan, Stewart
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Book DescriptionNew York, New York: Doubleday, 1997. Signed by Author. First Edition, 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. Advance Reading Copy (ARC). Book summaryA woman on death row tells her story: her experiences as a speed freak, the life of drug dealing and robbery she led with her husband and her lover, and the way drugs led to murder--all in the form of notes for a novel that is going to be written by Stephen King.Media Reviews"Scenes alternate between banality and startling violence....Marjorie's schizoid narration and narrow concerns make it difficult to care. It is a huge tribute to O'Nan that we listen at all." -- Benjamin Farrington, Literary Review "The great thing about O'Nan is that even when he's in cruise control, even when his considerable writing talent outpaces the ambition and scope of his story, he remains at the front of the contemporary literary pack." -- Jay A. Fernandez, Washington Post Book World Publisher NotesWhy did I kill them?I didnt kill them. I was there, but I didnt kill anyone.I know exactly what happened, though. Its pretty boring, actually. Its pretty normal. I dont think people will be that interested. But if anyone can make it interesting, you can. Youll make it funny, too, which is right. Sometimes it was really funny. Even now some of its funny.Marjorie Standiford sits on Oklahomas death row, hours away from execution, speaking into a tape recorder, telling her life story. Shes answering questions about how she became the Speed Queen, one of the Sonic Killers--how mainlining speed with her husband Lamont and her lover Natalie grew into dealing, how dealing grew into robbery, and robbery into mass murder. Shes telling her story because she wants to set the record straight, to correct the lies in Natalies book, which became a bestseller.Marjories book will be better. It will be written by a bestselling novelist.Told in Marjorie's dreamy, bemused, unforgettable voice, The Speed Queen is a startling new work from a writer whose novels have been called "masterful" by the Washington Post and "stunning" by The New York Times. Set against a uniquely American landscape of fast-food joints and endless highways, and scored by the blare of the dashboard radio, it is a taut, violent, darkly comic story sure to expand exponentially the readership and renown of this uncommonly gifted novelist." Other Recommended Books
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