[Yale-readings] Isabel Rose at Yale Bookstore on January 28

[Nancy Kuhl]

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>Contact:       Richard G. Carlson, Events Coordinator, Yale Bookstore
>(203) 777-8440 (Ext. 165)
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>Isabel Rose Debunks J.A.P. Stereotype
>At The Yale Bookstore on January 28
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>What:              Isabel Rose reading from and signing copies of her 
>novel, The J.A.P. Chronicles
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>When:             Saturday, January 28, 2006 at 2:00 pm
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>Where:            The Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway, New Haven, CT
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>About The Book:  Forget about Bergdorf Blondes and The Nanny 
>Diaries.  Jane Austen meets Candace Bushnell in Isabel Rose’s new novel, 
>The J.A.P. Chronicles, which heralds a new era in the genre of chick 
>lit.  With prose that skips along at a lightning pace, the reader is 
>sucked into a dark and complex world before there’s time to wipe a smile 
>off her face.  Unlike many other novels in this over-saturated genre, what 
>makes The J.A.P. Chronicles such a standout is the accuracy with which 
>Rose portrays her characters and the sympathy she has towards them even at 
>their most ridiculous moments.  Not a satire, The J.A.P. Chronicles 
>debunks the stereotype of the so-called Jewish American Princess and shows 
>a landscape of complexity beneath the manicured and well-toned exteriors 
>of seven women who, as children, shared a bunk together at a swank Jewish 
>summer camp in Maine.  It is indeed a rare occasion to get so clear a 
>glimpse into this select societal enclave, but Rose knows from whence she 
>speaks.  Herself the daughter of one of New York’s top real estate 
>families, she presents a view into this rarified world that no one else 
>has managed to do yet.  What kind of values are these movers and shakers 
>transferring to their daughters?  To what do these girls aspire?  Born 
>with everything they’ll need, are they ambitious?  Are they necessarily 
>spoiled?  Are they similar?  These are just a few of the questions Rose 
>tackles in her book.  Don’t be fooled by the cover.  Kirkus Review was 
>correct when they wrote of the book:  “Glittering­surprisingly gritty­fun.”
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>About The Author:  Isabel Rose was born and raised on Manhattan’s Upper 
>East Side where she attended both the Nightingale Bamford and Dalton 
>schools before earning her B.A. summa cum laude from Yale University.  She 
>also holds an MFA in fiction and literature from Bennington College.  As 
>an actress, she starred both Off-Broadway and regionally in Beau 
>Jest.  She co-wrote (with Robert Cary) and starred in the film Anything 
>But Love, for which she won the Best Up and Coming Actress award at the 
>San Diego Film Festival.  Rose performs frequently on the New York City 
>nightclub circuit and is currently at work on her first CD.  The J.A.P. 
>Chronicles is her first novel.
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>About the Yale Bookstore:  The Yale Bookstore, a Barnes and Noble College 
>Bookstore is located at 77 Broadway at York Square, New Haven, CT, 06511, 
>(203) 777-8440, www.yalebookstore.com.  All events are free and open to 
>the public.
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