Going Down Swinging

by Billie Livingston

Book Overview

A remarkable debut novel and bittersweet tale of the unflinching love and devotion between a mother and daughter.Razor sharp and darkly funny Going Down Swinging chronicles two years in the life of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679310002
• ISBN13: 9780679310006
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Random House Canada
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Suprise

This is the book that got me started on my recent Billie Livingston kick. I had never heard of her but it was recommended to me by someone whose taste I admire. Frankly a mother/daughter setup didn't appeal to me all that much. But by the middle of the second page I was locked in for a very enjoyable ride. Insightful, honest, funny, poignant, and never a moment of self-consciousness or contrived quirkiness -- a home run that I still think about.