Swimming Naked with Jellyfish: The coming-of-age story of a girl who hates semicolons, loves extremes, and lives her life exposed.

The well-reviewed autobiographical novel "Swimming Naked with Jellyfish" won the international 2009 Eric Hoffer Awards-Montaigne Medal Finalist Award for Thought Provoking Books and for Excellence in Independent Publishing. IRIS ANDREA confronts her grief over multiple loss of family by writing her memoir. In her struggle to know herself and her self-worth, she flashes back to growing up in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn in the 1960s. She digs up intense childhood anger for her beloved tyrant father, passive mother, jealous sister but she also finds love. Iris powerfully narrates her encounters with her violent father and rebellion against the trapped submissive females of her family by escaping with the freedom-loving males. She discloses an insecure, sensual adolescence throbbing in the birth of Rock and Roll, her firsts, her taste in men, shame and attempted suicide, failed marriage, great passion and tragedy. Iris realizes she's always searching to fill the holes in her whole.

Author: Shelley Gilbert
Publisher: Seahorse Publishing, Incorporated
Published: 08/08/2008
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780971831711

About the Author
Shelley Gilbert, Author, Artist published "Land of Sooj, Six Seahorse Stories," 2011. A book of fiction for children ages 7-17. "Charming children's book. The stories are beautifully written and morally relevant." Little, Brown and Company (Michael Pietsch recommended). She created the "Islands" crossover series of coloring/poem books. They contain her 30 hand-drawn abstract drawings and 30 interpretive poems. 1. "Islands, A Coloring Book for Adults, 30 Drawings, 30 Poems," 2001. This book sold in the Katonah Museum of Art Gift Shop, Katonah, NY, Georgetown University Bookstore, DC, among many other venues worldwide. 2. "Islands, A Coloring Book for Teens and Kids, 30 Hand-Drawn Drawings, 30 Poems and Recipes," 2010. 3. "Islands, A Coloring Book for Adults, Volume 2, 30 Hand-Drawn Drawings, 30 Poems," 2011. 4. "Islands, A Coloring Book for Adults, 2nd Edition, 30 Hand-Drawn Drawings, 30 Poems." Expected publication August 2011. In 2008, Ms. Gilbert published the award-winning novel, "Swimming Naked with Jellyfish." Well reviewed by Little, Brown and Company (Michael Pietsch recommended), Benjamin Cheever etc., her autobiographical novel won the international 2009 Eric Hoffer Award, Montaigne Medal Finalist for Thought Provoking Books and for Excellence in Independent Publishing. She is currently writing the sequel and pitching her story to film-industry principals to make a movie from her book. A visual artist, her collage is award-winning and her tape paintings showed in Madison Avenue art galleries. She was also a secretary, taxi driver, sign engraver, jewelry maker and gift shop owner/operator. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the author graduated from SUNY Empire State College, NY/Creative Writing and from The Publishing Institute, University of Denver, CO. She lives in New York with her husband Hank Teller. Website: www.shelleyjoygilbert.com. Blog: www.shelleygilbert.wordpress.com Blog: www.shelleyjoygilbert.blogspot.com Email: shelley@shelleyjoygilbert.com

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