Don't Jump: Sex, Drugs, Rock 'N Roll... And My Fucking Mother - Softcover

Vicki Abelson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0991536835 ISBN 13: 9780991536832

Publisher: Random Content, 2015

Synopsis

Best of 2015: San Diego Book Review, Ilene Angel - The Huffington Post, Conversations

Don't Jump, chronicles a woman's quest to find her place and purpose amidst sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll and celebrity. It's a story of unfulfilled potential, addiction, and bad behavior. Ultimately, it's a story of redemption, told with levity and a wicked sense of fun.

Don't Jump takes us backstage and off-screen with a world famous athlete, rockers, movie stars, and some of the biggest names in comedy. A wickedly funny female perspective, it's an inside view from an outsider. From the kings of late night, to America's #1 shock jock, to the top sitcom earners of all time, we glimpse their humanity, previously unexposed.

Andi's story drives Don't Jump her descent and her resurrection. The celebrities who populate her life add spice and flavor but, it's Andi's perceptions that fuel the narrative. Smart, sassy and sexy, she projects confidence and success. But beneath her cool exterior, she knows she's "simple, boring and fat."

Seeking solutions for her disintegrating marriage, tumultuous show biz ups and downs, her slow and painful recovery, and mid-life transition, Don't Jump explores Andi's journey to make her life count.

About this title

About the Author:

Vicki Abelson is a writer, performer, producer and promoter, utilizing all that and more (mopping the floors), at her renowned celebrity-driven literary salon, Vicki Abelson's Women Who Write. A featured contributor to The Huffington Post, The Fix and Reimagine Magazine, she can currently be seen in Henry Jaglom's feature, The M Word. Vicki lives in Los Angeles with her awesome (she never uses that word, except about them) kids, Harry and Samantha.

Review:

"Don't Jump is a delicious roman à clef ala Carrie Fisher, with the emotional honesty and deft writing of a modern Dorothy Parker. It has an intelligence without snobbery, a wit beyond crudity, a sensitivity without preachiness .. and is funny as all hell."
Hubert O'Hearn, San Francisco Book Review

"I was immediately captivated from the first page to the last, not just by Abelson's painful self-awareness, but by her candor, humor, raw vulnerability, and unabashed willingness to fully own her own journey... Like a good cup of coffee and a conversation with an old friend, I never wanted this book to end. I savored it. I loved it. I had a good time reading it, and it spoke to me. How many times do you say that about a book? Right. Not many. Kudos to Vicki Abelson on a story well told and well worth the telling."
Ilene Angel,The Huffington Post

"Don't Jump is smart, funny, profane, original, fascinating- everything you want a book to be. I felt like I was sitting on a stool at my favorite bar and this interesting chick sits down next to me and starts telling me her intriguing life story. I didn't want it to end and I give it my highest recommendation — READ THIS BOOK. If you liked Carrie Fisher's Postcards From the Edge, you'll love Don't Jump. (And by the way, HBO or Netflix should pick this up pronto — it is tailor-made for them.)”
BookChickDi

"The humour in this book is brilliant... "
RatherTooFondofBooks

"Vicki's writing is exquisite, worthy of a standing ovation... When the book wasn't in my hands, I was bored to tears with the things that normally lull me into slumber... This 12 Act dark comedy felt real to the point that it was a memoir written through the voice of an impeccable writer... Hi, my name is Annie. It has been 8 days since I have read Don't Jump... And I will never be the same."
Book Banshee

"Told with true grit and splendor, you will not want to put this book down."
The Write Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Random Content
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0991536835
• ISBN 13: 9780991536832
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 377