Couch World

by Cathy Yardley

Couch World by Cathy Yardley released on Dec 28, 2004 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373895097
• ISBN13: 9780373895090
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Red Dress Ink
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazing, can't get enough!

I read this book while I used to work in this office during the slow hours, which happened a lot... and I read this is 2 DAYS! I loved it, and I loved it so much, I read it twice, and passed it on to someone else. I greatly appreciated everything the story had to offer, and I still can not find another one like it. I suggest if you like the music business, to read this book.

Awesome

This book is awesome! Its so modern and life like, unlike all the books I've read before that take place in like 1932. Its so real because it include curse words and sex that happen everyday in real life. This book seems like it'd be for girls but I'm a 14 yr. old boy and I loved it!!

Quirky, fun...with serious moments.

PJ lives life on her own terms. She's a DJ who doesn't have a home. What she has is a series of couches she crashes on. She's on the verge of making it big...if she doesn't blow it. Leslie's biological clock is ticking. Her longterm boyfriend feels they can't marry until she's established a career. Maybe PJ's story could be her ticket to writing for the features department of her newspaper, and ultimately to the family she longs for? Samantha is a college student who has aspires to model, but she doesn't seem to be getting anywhere fast. Making over PJ just might be her ticket to a powerful connection. Although this is PJ's story, Yardley seamlessly weaves in strong secondary characters into the very unique plot. The result is a wonderful story that will amuse as well as touch you.

Great read!

Another winner from Cathy Yardley! Would you have the guts to leave behind everything you knew, in order to pursue your dream?That's what PJ Sherman did. Everything she knew was left far, FAR behind...until the past almost didn't exist. But when fledgling reporter Leslie shows up and begins to discover the "dirt" in PJ's life, will Leslie be helpful or hurtful to PJ's career as a DJ? And then there's Samantha, who always gets what she wants...or does she? Suddenly everything Samantha wants seems just out of reach, and PJ seems to have the most important thing of all, Jonathan. Told from the points of view of all three women, who are all at different stages of their lives, Couch World keeps the reader interested. The world of DJ'ing is a different culture than most of us live, and it is truly fascinating. Despite their flaws, the characters are lively, real, and heartwarming, as they each learn the lessons they need to learn...sometimes from the most unlikely teachers...each other. Great book, Cathy! Keep 'em coming!

An interesting look at a subculture

In San Francisco punter P.J. Sherman enjoys her lifestyle as a fill in when a DJ cannot make a gig. She has no responsibilities not even taking care of an apartment or a home. Instead she is the ultimate couch potato sleeping on different people's couches every night. She is saving every penny she earns so that she can make a special demo of the music; everything is the music. Through the model Samantha, P.J. meets DJ-Dizzy who offers to help her get a demo and show it off to the right people in the industry. However, Samantha becomes upset because she wants DJ-Dizzy as her own and does not want some homeless wanderer to get in her way. P.J. also has a second problem as she crashed on the couch of Leslie, a reporter, who wants to do a story on the "urban Bedouin"; to do so Leslie needs to look into the past of the punter. If certain things surface P.J. knows her musical dreams will crash. This is an interesting look at a subculture that will fascinate readers as the likable P.J. makes the rounds of couches. P.J. is a delightful center to the study as her lifestyle and love of music makes the story line hum. Readers who appreciate a wonderful character study starring and odd but affable lead protagonist will take pleasure in this joy ride around the Bay area club lifestyle. Harriet Klausner