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About Eat and Get Gas

Thirteen-year-old Evan Hanson is always the last in her family to know what’s going on; at least, that’s how it feels. When her brother gets drafted to Vietnam, her anti-war mother takes him to Canada, leaving Evan and her younger, special needs brother with their army-officer father—who, unwilling to shoulder the burden of caring for his kids, takes them to their grandmother’s roadside cafe and home.

At Eat and Get Gas, Evan encounters a cast of characters she both likes and fears and eventually learns a big family secret that changes how she feels about everyone and everything.

Praise for Eat and Get Gas

“… Eat and Get Gas ticks all of the boxes for a truly satisfying read.”- Deborah K. Shepard, author of So Happy Together

“… poignant and raw and honest. This is one of those books that, when you put it down, you find yourself weeks later wondering how the characters are doing. It will be hard to forget…”- Cindy Eastman, author of Flip-Flops After 50

“Storytelling at its best, Eat and Get Gas grabs the reader from page one and doesn’t let go!”- Laurie Buchanan, author of the Sean McPhearson novels

“Eat and Get Gas kept me from sleep right up to the perfectly pitched ending.”- Jenni Ogden, award winning author of A Drop in the Ocean and Call My Name

Cheers!

“Tender moments of genuine connection mix with hard truths in Eat and Get Gas, a poignant coming-of-age novel in which a teenager from a complicated family forges new, life-giving bonds.” – Foreward Reviews

“Surrounded by a cast of quirky characters and damaged adults, [Evan] learns a new definition of family, the cost of untold secrets, and the value of her burgeoning self-esteem. Eat and Get Gas is a powerful story about a sad chapter in America’s history that is thoroughly modern, relevant, and inspiring.” —Anne Leigh Parrish, author of An Open Door 

“Eat and Get Gas is a compelling and affecting read that highlights experiences I haven’t often seen in fiction. This masterful study of family acts as a microcosm of Vietnam War–era America and expresses extremely well the way the trauma of this war reverberates deeply and widely. The book hums with a deep sense of love, in complicated and sometimes painful situations, and describes a group of people loving each other in ways that are complicated and poignant.”—Pip Adam, author of Nothing to See, The New Animals, I’m Working on a Building, and the short-story collection Everything We Hoped For.

“Great cast of characters, a compelling story, and convincingly told.”—Joe Bennett, New Zealand columnist and travel writer.

My Thoughts

The title alone made me want to read it and Evan, our main character, kept me turning the pages – along with a cast of zany characters dealing with family drama. Set in the Pacific Northwest during the historical era of 70’s Vietnam, thirteen-year-old Evan’s world turns upside-down. Her mother flees to Canada with Evan’s older brother to avoid the war. Evan is left behind with her father (who just returned from the war) and younger special needs brother. At her Grandma’s roadside cafe, Eat and Get Gas, (yes, the emotional story has humor to ease the tension) the plot thickens with secrets and quirkiness on an emotional roller coaster. The characters are unforgettable and left me rooting for (most of) them. 

It’s a good book to read on your own but why not share it with book club friends – it will give you plenty to discuss and propel you to the queen (or king) of picks! 

About The Author

J.A. (Jodi) Wright was raised in the United States Pacific Northwest and moved to New Zealand in 1990. She is the author of the award-winning novel, How to Grow an Addict, which has secured over 800 Amazon five-star ratings/reviews.

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