Duquesne University Press

The Balloon Lady and Other People I Know

By Jeanne Marie Laskas

Published in 1996
$16.95  paper
Text discount available
ISBN: 978-0-8207-0266-7  (0-8207-0266-8)

210 pages

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Book Information

This collection, featuring 16 essays, introduces us to a variety of fascinating characters. As Jeanne Marie Laskas tells us, she enjoys finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. Here, she writes about the many personalities she has encountered in the everyday world-and through her unique storytelling abilities, she allows us to see what makes these characters truly extraordinary. This collection gives us a talented storyteller, a fresh voice, someone who can take us along to look at the world from a unique perspective.

Author Information

JEANNE MARIE LASKAS is a contributing writer for the Washington Post Magazine. Her stories and profiles are featured in GQ, Life, the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, Reader's Digest, and others. She is also "The Garden Therapist" in a weekly column for Discovery Online. Formerly a writing instructor at the University of Pittsburgh, Jeanne Marie has an MFA in Nonfiction Writing.