Jennifer Niven is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe, as well as the popular Velva Jean series. She is also the author of several non-fiction books, including Ada Blackjack, The Aqua-Net Diaries, and The Ice Master, which was named a top non-fiction book by Entertainment Weekly. Her New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places is soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning. Although she grew up in Indiana, she now lives with her fiancé and literary cats in Los Angeles, which remains her favorite place to wander.
Praise for Jennifer Niven and Her Novels
“A touching read, funny and wise, like a crazy blend of Loretta
Lynn, Dolly Parton, a less morose Flannery O’Connor, and maybe a
shot of Hank Williams...Niven makes some memorable moon-spun magic
in her rich fiction debut.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“In this story Jennifer Niven creates a world long gone, a mountain
past where people suffer failure, loss, and betrayal, as well as
the strength and joy of connection and deep love. Velva Jean Learns
to Drive takes us far into this soaring, emotional country, the
place where our best music comes from.”—Robert Morgan, bestselling
author of The Road from Gap Creek and Gap Creek
“A fluid storyteller.”—Wall Street Journal
“Velva Jean learns to...not only drive, but to soar. This
beautifully written coming-of-age story captivated me, and I
recommend it to anyone who has ever longed to ‘live out
there.’”—Ann B. Ross, author of the bestselling Miss Julia
novels
“Spirited.”—Parade
“If [Niven] continues to create female characters as strong, as
fallible and as appealing as Velva Jean, she has a grand career
ahead of her.”—Wilmington Star News
“Velva Jean makes a charming, bright-eyed narrator (bringing to
mind that other delightful young rural protagonist: Scout of To
Kill a Mockingbird).”—The Christian Science Monitor
“The novel takes hold of your imagination and refuses to let
go—even long after you've read the last page.”—Costco (Pennie’s
Book Pick of the Month)
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