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Wilton Barnhardt's novel of coming of age in New York City brims with energy, surprise, irresistible humor, and the heady rush of youth. Its hero, Gil Freeman, a Midwestern aspiring actor, comes to the city in search of stardom, but instead encounters the perils of Alphabet City, the desperation of off-off-off-Broadway theater...and the exhilarating, exasperating, absolutely unique Emma, around whom his life comes to turn. Charming and engaging, quintessentially American, Emma Who Saved My Life is one of the extraordinary fiction debuts of our time.
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"This is an immensely winning book."
Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Heir to Holden Caulfield...An affecting first novel, full of feeling without being sentimental."
Financial Times (London)
"With a polished assurance rare in a first novel...Wilton Barnhardt unreels flashy scene after scene in convincing detail and sharp, snappy dialogue...the kind of shooting star that will make readers watch the skies eagerly for Barnhardt's next one."
Susan Allen Toth, The Washingtion Post Book World