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"Andrew Winer writes wicked funny prose. His ear for dialogue is pitch-perfect. Every sentence is a surprise and a delight in this poignant story of a boy's growing up at the end of things--his parents' marriage, the death of his grandmother, the closing of the Alameda naval base and decline of the city. Winer absolutely nails the comic/tragic textures of modern urban childhood."
--JANET FITCH, author of White Oleander
"In Conrad Clay, Andrew Winer has created a truly wonderful character whose exposures to the cruelties, joys and broken promises of the adult world are alternately funny and desolating. Not only did I root for Conrad in one terrific scene after another, but I've been infected by his lingo."
--GLEN DAVID GOLD, author of Carter Beats the Devil
"Winer's take on boyhood, with its attendant spasms of bravado and insecurity, always rings true....[H]is imagery is often arresting and he manages to infuse the various domestic upheavals with a dark, damaged, lyricism that is deeply affecting."
--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“[A] moving and funny first novel…[Conrad Clay’s] attempts to negotiate his troubled world are depicted in scenes by turns hysterical and heart-rending….Winer’s ear for slang is pitch perfect, and his warm comic way with dialogue is a delight….The narrative remains tight throughout, with nary a wasted word….But most importantly, it is impossible not to be drawn into Conrad’s plight, and readers will root for him to somehow find a way to emerge intact from his brutal environment. Conrad’s circumstances may break a few hearts, but his resilience, charm and brio will undoubtedly win them over in the end.”
--BOOKPAGE
"Dramatic and well written...This quick and impressive read draws the reader in page after page."
--LIBRARY JOURNAL
"Is it possible to write convincingly about the underbelly of life and at the same time tickle the reader? Andrew Winer has done just that--created a Huck Finn for the new century in this wry, poignant, and very dear first novel."
--ELINOR LIPMAN, author of The Inn at Lake Devine
"In the tradition of Roddy Doyle's Paddy Clarke, Ha, Ha, Ha and Tony Earley's Jim the Boy, Andrew Winer has created an indelible portrait of the poetic, painful, often humorous world of Conrad Clay during the last months of childhood. The Color Midnight Made is an illuminating and unabashedly tender novel."
--MARGOT LIVESEY, author of Eva Moves The Furniture
"Conrad Clay is a wonderfully memorable character, one who sticks in your head long after the book is over. This novel, like Conrad, brims with charm, and Winer's sharply observed take on a ten-year-old's world, paired with his exuberant language, make for a terrific read."
--AIMEE BENDER, author of An Invisible Sign of My Own
"The Color Midnight Made is a bold book, generous and ambitious, the voice is spot on, and my heart is filled with these characters. Everyone gets a full share of dignity and wit and passion. Without yielding to sentimentality, Andrew Winer has made a lovable character in Conrad Clay--alert to life's risks, hospitable to its lucky breaks, arms open to the world."
--GEOFFREY WOLFF, author of The Duke of Deception
"You'll love Conrad Clay, an intense ten-year-old whose generous, open nature guides him through a series of disappointments which should defeat him; imagine Pip in Oakland. These encounters with both innocence and corruption are mirrored in Winer's spare, tight prose, enfolding the familiar in unusual and surprising contexts."
-- Linda Schmenk, Lido Village Books, Newport Beach, CA (Book Sense nomination)
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