Bye bye Bakersfield

Dear friend,

You are invited you to the Portland, Oregon book launch of my new novel “Bye-Bye Bakersfield.”

MY READING:

June 16. 7-8PM.– Rose City Pub on 1329 Northeast Fremont Street, Portland, OR.

I am reading with Joanna Rose.

                          “BYE-BYE BAKERSFIELD”

A NEW NOVEL FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR JAN BAROSS

Award: First Place-International San Miguel Writers Competition, 2023.

“Don’t tell anyone we’re Democrats,” warned Mother when we moved to Bakersfield. “And for God’s sake, don’t tell them you’re Jewish.” 

Paperback and Kindle on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRLW139N

 –Dredged from the cultural abyss of the 1950s in Bakersfield, CA, “Bye-Bye Bakersfield” is the story of a resilient little Jewish girl growing up in the hostile landscape of redneck central.

Joan Gratz, Academy Award winning director/author says: “So funny! I couldn’t put this book down. The young Jewish narrator reminds me of Scout in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” only with a lot more humor.” 

 Mark Saunders, award winning playwright/author says: “Bye-Bye Bakersfield is one of the best novels I’ve read this year. A Jewish family struggling to survive as strangers in a strange land. A passionate story, from wildly funny to a deeply touching. 

Jan Baross is a novelist, poet, documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, librettist, playwright, film critic, journalist, painter. She has an MA in Communication and has taught filmmaking Oregon State University.Website:Janbaross.com. Email:[email protected].