Crazy for Trying
(MacMurray & Beck 1996)
In Montana in the 1970s, people weren’t accustomed to hearing a woman’s voice on the radio. But to Tulsa Bitters, far away from all the people who’d loved and hurt her, midnight rock’n’roll felt like home-especially once she found out who was out there listening. Crazy for Trying is a brave debut novel that fairly explodes with love-struck energy and sharp-tongued tenacity. Joni Rodgers loads up a tight circle of lovers and adversaries and drives them down a fresh road through hard-earned love, a dangerous western solitude, and the old sexual politics.
Barnes & Noble Discover Award finalist (1997)
“Think Jane Eyre with rock’n’roll.” Houston Press
“Terrific…a rollicking ride through emerging feminist sensibilities.” Billings Gazette
“A fresh pleasure…Rodgers writes unconventional love scenes that scorch the pages.” Orlando Sentinel
“Refreshing and provocative…” Houston Chronicle
“Truly captivating…Rodgers’ prose and style are unique.” Texas Books in Review
“Joni Rodgers can write sex scenes that’ll make your toes curl and your hair stand on end. At her best, her prose is dazzling, risky, and intoxicating, and at its heart, Crazy for Trying is an inspired debut.” Pam Houston, bestselling author of Cowboys Are My Weakness
(MacMurray & Beck 1996)
In Montana in the 1970s, people weren’t accustomed to hearing a woman’s voice on the radio. But to Tulsa Bitters, far away from all the people who’d loved and hurt her, midnight rock’n’roll felt like home-especially once she found out who was out there listening. Crazy for Trying is a brave debut novel that fairly explodes with love-struck energy and sharp-tongued tenacity. Joni Rodgers loads up a tight circle of lovers and adversaries and drives them down a fresh road through hard-earned love, a dangerous western solitude, and the old sexual politics.
Barnes & Noble Discover Award finalist (1997)
“Think Jane Eyre with rock’n’roll.” Houston Press
“Terrific…a rollicking ride through emerging feminist sensibilities.” Billings Gazette
“A fresh pleasure…Rodgers writes unconventional love scenes that scorch the pages.” Orlando Sentinel
“Refreshing and provocative…” Houston Chronicle
“Truly captivating…Rodgers’ prose and style are unique.” Texas Books in Review
“Joni Rodgers can write sex scenes that’ll make your toes curl and your hair stand on end. At her best, her prose is dazzling, risky, and intoxicating, and at its heart, Crazy for Trying is an inspired debut.” Pam Houston, bestselling author of Cowboys Are My Weakness
