Jardine Libaire is a graduate of Skidmore College and the University of Michigan MFA program. White Fur is her second novel. She lives in Austin, Texas.
PRAISE FOR WHITE FUR
“A fairy tale of love and class and money and death and New York
City in the 1980's, as seen through eyes so new and so young that
everything seems like magic all the time…What holds it together is
ferocity — Libaire's elegant, incongruous, glitz-and-trash command
of the language of youth and young love, and the uncompromising
fire of her main characters as they drift and dash from page to
page.”—NPR
"Each page crackles with the intensity, fury, lust, and pure insane
pleasure of first love. Jardine Libaire has written a chronicle of
one couple's wild romance: its highs and lows, its delights and
contractions, its beauty and its messiness. A delight to
read."—Nathan Hill, author of The Nix
"Brilliantly written and deeply felt, this is a love story by turns
comic and tragic, but always moving. Whether her characters are on
the social register or the welfare roll, Libaire is a keen observer
of human nature.”—Philipp Meyer, author of The Son
“Two barely-20-somethings from opposite sides of the tracks fall in
frantic love amid the lush grit of New York City in the 1980s…The
real strength of the novel is its Technicolor atmosphere: Libaire’s
New York is a glittering whirlwind, raw and sweaty and
intoxicating. A page-turning whirlwind steeped in pain and
hope.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A love story of equal parts grit and glamour, I loved White Fur
for its honest portrait of the extremes of American society, and
the love that can bloom anywhere, always, despite the odds. Jardine
Libaire is an extraordinary talent.”—Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of
The Language of Flowers
"Writing with all the senses, Libaire demonstrates an ability to
evoke vivid moods and places, drawing a stark and realistic
depiction of ’80s Manhattan. She also succeeds at giving equal
weight and attention to both her protagonists, elegantly toggling
between their perspectives. The most lively, memorable, and
convincing character in the novel is the setting
itself."—Publishers Weekly
“[The] setting is viscerally exposed and uniquely gritty, and
Libaire’s meaty, brazen, Ferrari-fast sentences prop it up well.”
—Booklist
"White Fur is glorious: dark, dirty, and sexy, lit up with yearning
and raw, young love. Libaire's sentences left me
breathless. This is a Roman candle of a novel. I absolutely loved
it."—Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Nearness of You and What Was
Lost
"This sexy American fairytale about a star-crossed couple
solidifies Jardine Libaire’s status as poet laureate of late nights
and young love."—Ada Calhoun, author of St. Marks Is Dead
"A sexy, literary love story...White Fur would merely be an
excellent exploration of the power dynamic between two lovers if
the prose wasn't so evocative and the sex scenes so torrid."—Maris
Kreizman, Vulture
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